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WHERE IS THE ASTEROID

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The video taps into a universally fascinating topic (dinosaurs and their extinction) and presents it with intriguing details about the asteroid impact and the potential cover-up by petroleum companies, creating a sense of mystery and discovery.

Summary

This video explains the impact of the asteroid that caused the extinction of dinosaurs. It highlights the discovery of the Chicxulub crater and discusses how evidence suggests the asteroid was massive and traveled at extreme speeds, leading to a catastrophic event.

Structure

1Introduction to the dinosaur-killing asteroid
2Discovery of the Yucatan crater
3Secrecy by petroleum companies
4Dinosaur dominance and extinction event
5Evidence of the impact layer and lack of fossils
6Details of the asteroid's size and speed

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WHERE IS THE ASTEROID THAT K*LLED THE DINOSAURS? HAS IT EVER BEEN FOUND? IT HAS ACTUALLY. CRATER YUCATAN PENINSULA. EAST COAST OF MEXICO. 110 MILES ACROSS AND 12 MILES DEEP. IN 1991, SCIENTISTS KNEW BUT ACTUALLY, COMPANIES THE 70S. AND THEY DIDN'T TELL ANYONE BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPANIES. HOW DO WE KNOW KILLED THE DINOSAURS? WELL, DINOSAURS DOMINATED TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR 165 MILLION YEARS. AND THEN IMPACT LAYER, THE FALLOUT ASTEROID. AND NOWHERE HAS ANYONE FOUND A SINGLE DINOSAUR FOSSIL ONE CENTIMETER THIS LAYER. WE CAN SEE THAT IN HISTORY WHEN POOF, THEY WERE GONE. THAT WIPED OUT THE DINOSAURS 18KM ACROSS TRAVELING 45 TIMES THE SPEED OF A BULLET. PROBABLY LANDED IN THE SPRINGTIME DAKOTA, SOME FOSSIL FISH THAT HAVE SPRING POLLEN IN THEIR GILLS.

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If you’ve ever cared about dinosaurs, this one is for you. Famous paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara dishes on a bit of dino extinction lore you might not know. Follow us for more on extinct and de-extinct species. 😉