Dinosaurs And Meteorites

[Paigntonian]

If the dinosaurs were wiped out by a cataclysmic meteor strike how come other creatures, like birds, reptiles, fish and mammals survived?

[davebro]

Asteroid strike - aquatic animals & small burrowing rodents likely survived in decent numbers. The rest evolved.

[Paigntonian]

davebro: So birds evolved from around 150million years ago? As did horses, sheep and cows? Not making any kind of religious point. Just don't really understand.

[ToraToraTora]

Interesting article here:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100131221348.htm

[Zacs-Master]

This is a good place to start
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/last-day-dinosaurs-reign-captured-stunning-detail

[Gromit]

The Nuclear winter caused by the meteor killed trees and forests and large animals did not have enough to feed on.
Small animals needed less food, so survived.

[Paigntonian]

Tora: Excellent and brief! Think I get it now. Thanks both.

[Paigntonian]

I meant thanks all.

[drmorgans]

And the little critters had all that barbecued dino too. Yum.

[mjwman]

But the world was only created 6000 years ago by him upstairs it is writ. How can sane people believe all that rubbish?

[Paigntonian]

mjw: Said it wasn't a religious point.

[douglas9401]

6000 dog years maybe? ;-)

[jno]

birds are dinosaurs.

https://www.birdlife.org/news/2021/12/21/its-official-birds-are-literally-dinosaurs-heres-how-we-know/

[sddsddean]

Especially for mjwman...still one of my favourite films