[meteorite-list] Traces Found in Cuba of Meteorite Crash That Destroyed The Dinosaurs

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Apr 19 14:06:03 2006
Message-ID: <200604182235.PAA29204_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.physorg.com/news64596891.html

Traces in Cuba of meteorite crash that destroyed dinosaurs: report
AFP
April 18, 2006

Fossilized remains of oysters and sea urchins have been identified at a
late-Cretaceous dig site in the central Cuban province of Sancti
Spiritus, ecologist Abel Hernandez, one of a team of researchers working
at the site, was quoted as saying.

The fossils "shared with the dinosaurs the colossal catastrophe" and
represent part of an "animal guide to the late Cretaceous" period,
according to Hernandez.

The meteorite slammed into the Yucatan near Chicxulub with the force of
five billion atomic bombs, the scientist was quoted as saying. The
impact let loose huge clouds of sulfuric acid and particulate matter
that blocked the sun's rays and caused mass extinction of animal and
plant species, opening the way to a new geologic era, the report said.
Received on Tue 18 Apr 2006 06:35:09 PM PDT