Armin Schmitt
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rocks to melt in the vicinity of the impact and actually rain glass for a couple of hours and maybe even days. And then because of the debris, there was ash in the atmosphere and that caused the atmosphere to go dark. And then a lot of the plants died and then there was a food shortage. And also the temperatures dropped massively because there was no sunshine, no sunlight. And then
in the following month or maybe in the following years all the dinosaurs went extinct because they could not recover and they could not create enough offspring to compensate for this massive loss of life so i would imagine a lot of other species went away as well That is true. Yeah.
in the following month or maybe in the following years all the dinosaurs went extinct because they could not recover and they could not create enough offspring to compensate for this massive loss of life so i would imagine a lot of other species went away as well That is true. Yeah.
in the following month or maybe in the following years all the dinosaurs went extinct because they could not recover and they could not create enough offspring to compensate for this massive loss of life so i would imagine a lot of other species went away as well That is true. Yeah.
So I think what would help the mammals, our ancestors, to survive was that they were much more caring for their offspring. And they put a lot more effort in protecting the offspring. And dinosaurs, because of their massive size and because they all laid eggs, they could not care for their young.
So I think what would help the mammals, our ancestors, to survive was that they were much more caring for their offspring. And they put a lot more effort in protecting the offspring. And dinosaurs, because of their massive size and because they all laid eggs, they could not care for their young.
So I think what would help the mammals, our ancestors, to survive was that they were much more caring for their offspring. And they put a lot more effort in protecting the offspring. And dinosaurs, because of their massive size and because they all laid eggs, they could not care for their young.
Yeah, so we find fossils from dinosaurs all over the world. We actually found fossils of dinosaurs in Antarctica and in very remote places such as the Gobi Desert or even in the Sahara Desert in Africa. but we can only find dinosaur fossils in sediments and only in sediments from the Mesozoic age, that is like from 252 million years to 66 million years.
Yeah, so we find fossils from dinosaurs all over the world. We actually found fossils of dinosaurs in Antarctica and in very remote places such as the Gobi Desert or even in the Sahara Desert in Africa. but we can only find dinosaur fossils in sediments and only in sediments from the Mesozoic age, that is like from 252 million years to 66 million years.
Yeah, so we find fossils from dinosaurs all over the world. We actually found fossils of dinosaurs in Antarctica and in very remote places such as the Gobi Desert or even in the Sahara Desert in Africa. but we can only find dinosaur fossils in sediments and only in sediments from the Mesozoic age, that is like from 252 million years to 66 million years.
We don't find any dinosaurs before that and we don't find any dinosaurs after that except birds.
We don't find any dinosaurs before that and we don't find any dinosaurs after that except birds.
We don't find any dinosaurs before that and we don't find any dinosaurs after that except birds.
That depends where you live. So if the backyard that you're describing is of Mesozoic age, so if the sediments in your backyard the age of the sediment is between 66 and 252, or maybe 235 million years old, then there is a chance that you actually might find something.
That depends where you live. So if the backyard that you're describing is of Mesozoic age, so if the sediments in your backyard the age of the sediment is between 66 and 252, or maybe 235 million years old, then there is a chance that you actually might find something.
That depends where you live. So if the backyard that you're describing is of Mesozoic age, so if the sediments in your backyard the age of the sediment is between 66 and 252, or maybe 235 million years old, then there is a chance that you actually might find something.
And especially in North America, we see a lot of regions, especially in the Midwest, they are actually on ground that is as old as the dinosaurs. But the hunt goes on, yes? That is very true. We find fossils today more than ever. Even this year is a very important year for fossils because we have already described 46 new species of dinosaurs only this year.
And especially in North America, we see a lot of regions, especially in the Midwest, they are actually on ground that is as old as the dinosaurs. But the hunt goes on, yes? That is very true. We find fossils today more than ever. Even this year is a very important year for fossils because we have already described 46 new species of dinosaurs only this year.
And especially in North America, we see a lot of regions, especially in the Midwest, they are actually on ground that is as old as the dinosaurs. But the hunt goes on, yes? That is very true. We find fossils today more than ever. Even this year is a very important year for fossils because we have already described 46 new species of dinosaurs only this year.
If I want to look for dinosaur fossils, then I would, in the North American continent, I would probably go to places such as South Dakota or Montana or Wyoming or Colorado or Utah. These are very fossiliferous regions where we find dinosaurs.