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Dino-killing asteroid choked whole world in dust within a few hours

26 March 2020

When a large asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it sent huge curtains of dust flying tens of kilometres up into the air that quickly covered the planet

Incredible fossil find may be first victims of dino-killer asteroid

1 April 2019

A bed of bones from 66 million years ago may reveal what happened in the minutes and hours after an asteroid struck Earth and unleashed a mass extinction

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Dino-killing asteroid choked whole world in dust within a few hours

Incredible fossil find may be first victims of dino-killer asteroid

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