How did the dinosaurs become extinct? I will not mention these various theories because you know them. Shall we name them and see which one best describes the facts?
Henry … there’s still lots of opinions on this in the scientific community.
The devil is in the details. It wasn’t just dinosaurs that went extinct … lots of other creatures did too… and plants.
And yet, despite all the havoc, crocodile and alligators survived… and lots of little creatures … I think someone proposed the weight threshold being no surviving species were bigger than 50 pounds (I don’t think it was 50 kilos … but maybe I’m wrong there).
Of course, once the disaster was over, lots of little critters started getting bigger.
I know I haven’t answered your question … but I didn’t want your thread to feel empty while you were waiting for more details.
George
2 Likes
How about a good short film on the subject( by Howard Hughes Medical Institute): The Day the Mesozoic Died. (Note that only the non-avian dinos went extinct.)
5 Likes
I like your answer George. I wish to thank you for coming. Perhaps you could return when you have time and explain some of the views. You are a smart guy, George. I mean that!
I wish to thank you beaglelady for giving this information. You are always generous. Also, Sammy said he would pay you a call tonight!
1 Like
Big meteor. Or Skeeters. Did mosquitos kill the dinosaurs? | Science Buzz Or mortgage backed securities. Is there anything in the fossil record to indicate that mortgage backed securities killed the dinosaurs?
2 Likes
Much to my surprise, my elementary school-age kids all watched this whole movie. Though it had the usual interviews with kid-boring scientists, the interviewer was relatively animated and recapped important points in more kid-friendly phrasing, the movie kept going at a good clip, and there were a number of helpful graphics. It helped that my kids were all drifting toward sleep and I was recapping the recap to make sure they caught the most salient points. Personally I enjoyed actually seeing the K-T boundary, which I’d previously only read about, as if I were accompanying a local paleontologist on a field walk. Good times! Thanks for the recommendation!
3 Likes
This topic was automatically closed 3 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.