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#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鈥揚aleogene 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, new evidence suggests

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among those thought to have perished at this K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene) boundary were the ammonites. These were coiled-shelled mollusks with long tentacles related to modern octopuses and squids, and they are known today for their distinctive spiral-shaped fossils.
photos of fragmentary fossils of invertebrates in white rock
photos of fragmentary fossils of invertebrates in white rock
photos of fragmentary fossils of invertebrates in white rock
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Lukas VFN 馃嚜馃嚭
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@animalculum@scholar.social  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

#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鈥揚aleogene 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, new evidence suggests

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among those thought to have perished at this K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene) boundary were the ammonites. These were coiled-shelled mollusks with long tentacles related to modern octopuses and squids, and they are known today for their distinctive spiral-shaped fossils.
photos of fragmentary fossils of invertebrates in white rock
photos of fragmentary fossils of invertebrates in white rock
photos of fragmentary fossils of invertebrates in white rock
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