Study: Dinosaurs thrived in North America before asteroid impact

Scientists have found that dinosaur populations in North America were thriving just 400,000 years before the asteroid impact that caused mass extinction 66 million years ago, challenging the notion of their decline. Evidence from the Kirtland Formation in New Mexico reveals diverse dinosaur communities, including the massive Alamosaurus, indicating that these species were flourishing up until the asteroid strike.

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