New Study: Many Dinosaurs Died Within Hours of Asteroid Impact Due to Intense Heat

Paleontology

30 July 2026 at 7:27 pm

New Study: Many Dinosaurs Died Within Hours of Asteroid Impact Due to Intense Heat

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A new study suggests that many dinosaurs may have died within hours of the asteroid impact due to immediate, intense heat pulses. Fine dust trapped thermal radiation, significantly increasing surface temperatures and causing rapid heating that killed exposed animals.

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