Pterosaurs and mass extinction
by Mark Garlick/science Photo Library
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Pterosaurs and mass extinction
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Mark Garlick/science Photo Library
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Drawing - Illustration
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Artwork of pterosaurs flying over a scene of destruction. Some 65 million years ago, the impact of an asteroid or comet with the Earth provoked one of prehistorys greatest mass-extinctions, when it wiped out the dinosaurs, pterosaurs and many other species. The impact occurred in a shallow sea, off the coast of what is now Mexico, caving out a magma-filled wound some 180 kilometres across. Ejecta was thrown high into the atmosphere. The dust remained there for years, blocking out the Suns light-giving rays. The heavier ejecta fell to earth in a torrent of molten rocks, hundreds of kilometres from ground zero. Here, pteranodons - flying reptiles - are seen fleeing the onslaught, which has already set fire to the forest behind them.
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May 10th, 2020
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