Around 66,000,000 years ago, a nearly seven and a half
mile wide asteroid slammed into Earth,
starting the extinction process for the dinosaurs.
That process took some time,
but now paleontologists say they may have found some fossils
of creatures that actually died on the exact day the
asteroid hit.
This is one of those fossils which they say is
so extremely well preserved you can still see the dinosaurs
scaly skin.
They found fossils of both a Thessalonians and a Triceratops
and they believe it's from the day the asteroid impacted
because of the other debris that they found around it.
They discovered little bits of glass like particles in the
gills of other fish fossils found at the site.
Glass like particles that were likely molten pieces of rock
kicked up by the asteroid.
And the discovery is so incredible the paleontologist researching it
are even floored by their own find.
With PhD supervisor Phil Manning who is overseeing the project,
telling the BBC quote the time resolution we can achieve
at This site is beyond our wildest dreams.
This really should not exist,
and it's absolutely, gobsmackingly beautiful.
And perhaps the most interesting thing?
The skin fossils show no signs of feathers,
which could once again turn what we thought we knew
about dinosaurs.
On its head.