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Dinosaurs’ apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record

9 April 2025

The idea that dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out may be explained by a worsening fossil record from then rather than a genuine dwindling of dinosaur species, finds a study led by Dr Chris Dean and Dr Alessandro Chiarenza (both UCL Earth Sciences).

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