Became known cause of the extinction of all the dinosaurs.
The staff of the University of Bath in the UK, said that prehistoric asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs also killed almost all mammals on Earth. This is indicated by the results of studies conducted by scientists.
It turned out that the consequences of the disaster is more extensive than previously thought. According to experts, about 66 million years ago, 93% of mammals, inhabiting the planet died.
Experts believe that the fossils, which are now archaeologists, belong to the species which managed to survive after the Earth’s collision with a meteorite. The remains of animals that became extinct after the incident, almost never occur today.