Paleontologists probe the majestic
reptiles’ origin and rise
By Alexandra Witze s Illustration by Victor O. Leshyk
Any 10-year-old knows how the dinosaurs met their end: A huge meteorite slammed into Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago, blasting the
planet beyond anything imagined by
Bruce Willis in Armageddon.
Dawn of the
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