New Evidence May Shed Light , on Extinction Event , That Killed the Dinosaurs.<br />The Byte reports that scientists believe they have <br />recovered traces of the asteroid that crashed into the <br />Earth and annihilated the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.<br />The ancient evidence was found in North Dakota <br />and is the subject of a new documentary by naturalist <br />Sir David Attenborough and paleontologist Robert DePalma.<br />The ancient evidence was found in North Dakota <br />and is the subject of a new documentary by naturalist <br />Sir David Attenborough and paleontologist Robert DePalma.<br />CNN reports that tiny pieces of amber are believed <br />to contain vaporized asteroid dust from the <br />extinction-level event that wiped out the dinosaurs.<br />It gives a moment by moment story <br />of what happens right after impact <br />and you end up getting such a rich <br />resource for scientific investigation, Robert DePalma, paleontologist, via CNN.<br />The pieces of amber were found in the Hell Creek Formation which stretches over parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.<br />In that amber we’ve located a number of spherules that were basically frozen in time. They’re perfectly preserved, Robert DePalma, paleontologist, via CNN.<br />The Byte reports that the amber was found 2,000 miles away from the asteroid crater off the coast of Mexico believed to be the epicenter of the extinction event. .<br />The Byte reports that the amber was found 2,000 miles away from the asteroid crater off the coast of Mexico believed to be the epicenter of the extinction event. .<br />The team believes the Hell Creek site <br />is just close enough to the impact crater <br />to have been directly affected by the blast. .<br />Other fossils found in the area include fish <br />with traces of toxic debris in their gills, a turtle <br />impaled by a stick and a lone dinosaur leg.<br />While the findings have yet to be published in <br />a peer-reviewed journal, they could help shed light <br />on an event that forever altered the Earth.
