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Dinosaurs Took Over Amid Ice, Not Warmth, Says a New Study of Ancient Mass Extinction

July 1, 2022

There is new evidence that ancient high latitudes, to which early dinosaurs were largely relegated, regularly froze over, and that the creatures adapted—an apparent key to their later dominance.

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Dinosaurs Took Over Amid Ice, Not Warmth, Says a New Study of Ancient Mass Extinction

July 1, 2022

There is new evidence that ancient high latitudes, to which early dinosaurs were largely relegated, regularly froze over, and that the creatures adapted—an apparent key to their later dominance.

Dinosaurs Took Over Amid Ice, Not Warmth, Says a New Study of Ancient Mass Extinction

Dinosaurs Took Over Amid Ice, Not Warmth, Says a New Study of Ancient Mass Extinction