Tag: Dinosaurs

  • What Was The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs?

    What Was The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs?

    66 million years ago, the asteroid named “Chicxulub” hit the planet Earth and wiped off about 75% of its life, including three-quarter species of plants and animals (non-avian dinosaurs). It is the second-largest known crater that slammed the planet and washed off the 160-180 million years long era of dinosaurs. The asteroid crashed into the Yucatán Peninsula (a…