Scientists Uncover Fossil , of Dinosaur Killed <br />in Cataclysmic , Asteroid Strike .<br />IGN reports that scientists have discovered a fossil of a dinosaur they believe died in the same global event that wiped the dinosaurs from existence. .<br />The team of scientists <br />at the Tanis dig site in <br />North Dakota uncovered <br />the surprisingly well-preserved <br />leg of a thescelosaurus. .<br />The team of scientists <br />at the Tanis dig site in <br />North Dakota uncovered <br />the surprisingly well-preserved <br />leg of a thescelosaurus. .<br />Remnants of debris found on the ancient fossil date back <br />66 million years to the exact moment of an asteroid <br />impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. .<br />Remnants of debris found on the ancient fossil date back <br />66 million years to the exact moment of an asteroid <br />impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. .<br />IGN reports that the discovery, represents a remarkable, moment in history.<br />University of Manchester professor <br />of natural history Phillip Manning <br />called the discovery "absolutely bonkers.”.<br />The time resolution we can achieve at <br />this site is beyond our wildest dreams. <br />This really should not exist, and it’s <br />absolutely gobsmackingly beautiful, Phillip Manning, University of Manchester <br />professor of natural history, via BBC.<br />I never dreamt in all my career <br />that I would get to look at <br />something a) so time-constrained; <br />and b) so beautiful, and also <br />tells such a wonderful story, Phillip Manning, University of Manchester <br />professor of natural history, via BBC.<br />Robert DePalma, a University <br />of Manchester graduate student, is leading <br />the excavation at the Tanis dig site. .<br />We’ve got so many details with this <br />site that tell us what happened moment <br />by moment, it’s almost like watching it <br />play out in the movies. You look at the rock <br />column, you look at the fossils there, <br />and it brings you back to that day, Robert DePalma, University of Manchester <br />graduate student, via BBC.<br />We’ve got so many details with this <br />site that tell us what happened moment <br />by moment, it’s almost like watching it <br />play out in the movies. You look at the rock <br />column, you look at the fossils there, <br />and it brings you back to that day, Robert DePalma, University of Manchester <br />graduate student, via BBC
