This Dinosaur Fossil Has Been Perfectly Preserved from the Day of the Asteroid Impact

It’s a discovery unlike any other.

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00:00 [Chill Vibes Outro]

00:04 Around 66 million years ago, a nearly 7.5 mile wide asteroid slammed into Earth, starting

00:10 the extinction process for the dinosaurs.

00:12 That process took some time, but now, paleontologists say they may have found some fossils of creatures

00:17 that actually died on the exact day the asteroid hit.

00:21 This is one of those fossils, which they say is so extremely well preserved you can still

00:25 see the dinosaurs' scaly skin.

00:27 They found fossils of both a Thessalosaurus and a Triceratops, and they believe it's

00:31 from the day the asteroid impacted because of the other debris that they found around

00:34 it.

00:35 They discovered little bits of glass-like particles in the gills of other fish fossils

00:39 found at the site.

00:40 Glass-like particles that were likely molten pieces of rock kicked up by the asteroid.

00:44 And the discovery is so incredible, the paleontologists researching it are even floored by their own

00:49 find, with PhD supervisor Phil Manning, who is overseeing the project, telling the BBC

00:54 quote, "The time resolution we can achieve at this site is beyond our wildest dreams.

00:58 This really should not exist, and it's absolutely gobsmackingly beautiful."

01:02 And perhaps the most interesting thing?

01:04 The skin fossils show no signs of feathers, which could once again turn what we thought

01:08 we knew about dinosaurs on its head.

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