#Ammonites survived #asteroid impact that killed off #dinosaurs https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ammonites-survived-asteroid-impact-dinosaurs.html

#Ammonite survival across the #Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-34479-1

"If these findings are correct, they solve one mystery but leave us with another. Previous research has suggested that ammonite populations may have hung on for up to 68,000 years after the impact. So if the impact itself didn't deliver a fatal blow, what exactly finished them off?"

#Ammonites survived #asteroid impact that killed off #dinosaurs https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ammonites-survived-asteroid-impact-dinosaurs.html

#Ammonite survival across the #Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-34479-1

"If these findings are correct, they solve one mystery but leave us with another. Previous research has suggested that ammonite populations may have hung on for up to 68,000 years after the impact. So if the impact itself didn't deliver a fatal blow, what exactly finished them off?"