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The Tanis death assemblage contains land and river life mixed together with large amounts of mud — mud which is made partly of molten rock granules. The hypoth
by gorgoiler 5y ago
The Tanis death assemblage contains land and river life mixed together with large amounts of mud — mud which is made partly of molten rock granules.
The hypothesis is that it was formed from the rapid drainage of a flooded plain, and that the flood was probably caused by the Chicxulub event.
- drewrv 5y agoThanks for posting this. I didn’t know about it and it’s lead me down quite the Wikipedia rabbit hole.
- stevenwoo 5y agoThe 90 minute documentary mentioned in the article aired this week, has the real fossils mixed with animations of the creatures and coverage of the excavation you may enjoy (Dinosaurs: The Final Day).
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- ncmncm 5y agoIt also has salt-water fish mixed up with fresh-water fish.