The TED Ed video explores the most devastating asteroid to hit Earth and what really killed the dinosaurs

The TED Ed video explores the most devastating asteroid to hit Earth and what really killed the dinosaurs

Who’s ready to learn!? I have a fascinating video here for you to watch from TED Ed that explores the most devastating asteroid to hit Earth and how it ended up killing the dinosaurs and causing mass extinction. There’s a lot of information packed into this video that you might not know, so it’s worth checking out!

Sixty-six million years ago, near what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, a young sauropod feasted on horsetail plants on a riverbank. Earth was a tropical planet. Behemoths and tiny dinosaurs soared its skies and roamed its lands while tentacled reptiles and ammonites swept its seas. But, in an instant, everything would change.

Find out what happened after the Chicxulub asteroid hit Earth and how it caused a mass extinction, including the dinosaurs.

by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant

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