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 Asteroid für Dinosauriersterben verantwortlich infographic
Graphic shows extinction theory and science data.
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Asteroid für Dinosauriersterben verantwortlich

March 5, 2010 - An international panel of scientists have concluded that it was the impact of a giant asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs. Their review of 20 years’ worth of scientific data published in Science this week, rejects theories that the extinction was caused by volcanic activity or multiple asteroid strikes.

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PUBLISHED: 08/03/2010; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: NASA / Getty Images
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