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'Bad luck' ensured that asteroid impact wiped out dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid impact when they were at their most vulnerable, according to a new study. Dr Steve Brusatte, of Edinburgh University, said sea level rises and volcanic activity had made many species more susceptible to extinction. They might have survived if the asteroid had hit the Earth a few million years later or earlier, he said, calling it "colossal bad luck".
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Colossal bad luck for the lizards means colossal good luck for all species that lead to humans. So this is technically a win for humans at least. Maybe not so much for earth, since we are slowly but surely fucking it up as we advance.
Good points