How the dinosaurs died 15 Articles

by Paul Wallis

The dinosaurs were the definitive survivors. They'd brushed off earlier extinction events, various planetary cataclysms, and were at the height of their diversity during the early Cretaceous period. They had character...read more

by Anthony Howell

Dinosaurs formed a formidable part of earths history and the history of animal fauna on the planet. Their success as a group is complimented only by the longevity of their reign, and the diversity of their species. For 160...read more

by Pete Chapman

My twelve year old son; Reid, recently handed me his theory about the extinction of the dinosaurs. It wasn't that original (any kid with access to old EC Sci-Fi comics, reruns of Star Trek or the works of Douglas Adams cou...read more

by Thomas Williams

Mass extinction is always going to be a subject of great interest, great speculation and great debate. That it occurred over 65 million years ago only adds fuel to the blazing argument. Many theories have been hurled aroun...read more

by Carmen Colin

Dinosaur fossils have been found all over the world. Finding these beautiful wonders has raised many questions, and paleontologists have answered these fumbling questions with the evidence that lies in the fossils. One que...read more

by Maurice Sassoon

Dinosaur which means "terrible lizard" existed about 150 million years ago when they ruled the world until they suddenly disappeared about 65 million years ago. It is generally believed by scientists that the catastrophe h...read more

by Zachary Costa

There are many reasons that could have caused a mass extinction like that which caused the death of the dinosaurs. Some are more widespread than others however. METEOR-The most famous and popular belief, it is believed ...read more

by Anurag Ghosh

An Impact of a comet or meteorite roughly 65 million years ago destroyed two thirds of the living species and almost wiped out dinosaurs. Evidence shows that the extinctions 65 million years ago, which mark the geologic ti...read more

by Kohl Linsberg

Several reasons could have contributed to the death of the dinosaurs but it is often asserted that one event is entirely responsible. This narrow minded thinking has caused us to look for major events that could have ...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

The most accepted theory to explain dinosaurs' sudden extinction is that of a big METEORITE with a diameter of some Km, fallen on the Earth just in that period. The shock wave of this impact, the enormous amount of dust s...read more

by Emma Aronson

About 65 million years ago a giant asteroid impacted the earth on the Northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. This is a fact. The only dispute which still stands in the scientific community surrounding this event ...read more

by Oscar Trejo Jr

This right here is an interesting subject because people from all over the world have their beliefs of what really happened. There are many explanations as to why they died out including virus outbreaks. One of the most ...read more

by Dr Nash

It has been held for long that the asteroids killed the Dinosaurs.But in view of recently unearthed bones, an alternative explanation has been put forward. Raymond R Rogers and David W. Krause report in a recent article o...read more

by Steve Buckland

The most compelling possibility is a fairly new theory which presents evidence that the evolution of the plant life may have been the greatest contributory factor involved in the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Approximat...read more

by Joe Foster

Once upon a time there was a planet... It was an average sized lump of rock with water on each corner. On it lived creatures large and small, and in their language (which differed only slightly in the left and right of th...read more