'If it weren't for that asteroid, they might still share this planet': Dinosaurs weren't doomed before the asteroid hit

undefined 9, 2025

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Dinosaurs weren’t declining before the asteroid hit 66 million years ago, a new study says. Researchers analyzed 8,000 fossils from North America and found that apparent drops in diversity were likely due to poor fossilization conditions, not actual extinction trends. All major groups remained widespread and thriving until the impact. Without the asteroid, scientists believe dinosaurs may have survived alongside mammals and birds.

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