The Conversation Africa May 11, 2026 • 15:07

What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account - The Conversation

By Michael J. Benton, Monica Grady

What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account - The Conversation

A week after the asteroid impact, rotting vegetation, smoke and sulphur create a stinky planet. Plant and animal survivors succumb to the corrosive acid rain.

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on… [+17018 chars]

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