This wasn't the first mass extinction in our planet's history, but it was one of the most transformative, reshaping ecosystems and paving the way for new life forms. The so-called Cretaceous-Paleogene ...

You might know the Cretaceous Period for big animals such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, or for being the end of the age of dinosaurs. But what was the world like in the millions of years ...

it initially seemed to scientists as if a space rock impact might be a general mechanism that explained all mass extinction ...

A NEW 20ft long, three tonnes giant armoured dinosaur species has been discovered – and left scientists baffled. A team of ...

"It brings us into the realm of what humans can grasp," researcher Dennis Kent said. "These events happened in the span of a lifetime." ...

A massive asteroid impact led to the extinction of diverse life forms ... Scientists have examined fossilized beetles from the Cretaceous period, finding them remarkably similar to their modern ...

The K/T event and infaunality: morphological and ecological patterns of extinction and recovery in veneroid bivalves. Paleobiology 30: 507-521. Download pdf Copy Lockwood, R. 2003. Abundance not ...

A massive asteroid impact led to the extinction of diverse life forms from the planet ... Scientists have examined fossilized beetles from the Cretaceous period, finding them remarkably similar to ...