Scientists Discover Fossil Of A Dinosaur Killed In Asteroid Collision With Earth
Apart from this asteroid-hit leg, archaeologists have also come across a fish that inhaled impact debris as it came crashing down. Also found was a fossilised turtle that was stabbed by a wooden stick, along with the skin of a horned triceratops and even a pterosaur embryo within its egg.
Scientists have found a rather impressively preserved leg of a dinosaur which, according to researchers, could be the first ever one to show how an asteroid wiped out their entire population.
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Reported first by BBC, (highlighted by Gadgets360) the discovery was made at the Tanis fossil site in North Dakota, US. What¡¯s fascinating is that the fossil still has the skin attached to it.
While there have been several dinosaur fossil discoveries made by archaeologists, what makes this truly unique is that this particular fossil seems to have died on the day the asteroid slammed into Earth, which not-so-surprisingly holds extraordinary significance.
BBC has been filming the Tanis site for nearly three years for a project that¡¯s scheduled to air later this month, narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough that will showcase several specimens from the dinosaur era.
Apart from this asteroid-hit leg, archaeologists have also come across a fish that inhaled impact debris as it came crashing down. Also found was a fossilised turtle that was stabbed by a wooden stick, along with the skin of a horned triceratops and even a pterosaur embryo within its egg.
BBC
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What¡¯s mysterious about this whole incident is that the 12-kilometre large asteroid slammed into the Gulf Of Mexico which is located around 3,000 kilometres away from Tanis. Yet, Tanis has some of the best-preserved fossils.
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