What Killed The Dinosaurs? An Asteroid Or Volcanoes? Or Both?

USA TODAY, El Paso Times
Thu, 02/21/2019 - 4:17pm

Maybe it wasn't just the asteroid that killed off most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago: Research reveals how volcanoes may have played a role.

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