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Comets Didn't Kill The Sabertooth

Galvasean · 2009-11-07 13:41:40

One theory as to why the North American megabeasts (such as the legendary sabertooth cat Smilodon) were wiped out suggested that a large meteorite impact may have been responsible. However, recent analysis suggests that the evidence for this theory was misinterpretated, with the debris of numerous tiny (non life…

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One theory as to why the North American megabeasts (such as the legendary sabertooth cat Smilodon) were wiped out suggested that a large meteorite impact may have been responsible. However, recent analysis suggests that the evidence for this theory was misinterpretated, with the debris of numerous tiny (non life threatening) meteorite impacts being mistaken for one larger devastating one.

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