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New Theory Downplays Effect of Dinosaur Extinction

posted April 12, 2007 - 5:21am
New Theory Downplays Effect of Dinosaur Extinction

The long-held belief that ancient humans and modern mammals inherited the Earth only because the dinosaurs were wiped out by a devastating asteroid has been overturned by scientists.

An unprecedented "tree of life" that pieces together the evolutionary histories of 99% of modern mammals has revealed that nearly all of those that capitalised on the loss of the dinosaurs have long since died out


Website: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/132459.html
Author: taprial
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