From Washington, D.C., at the American Geophysical Union meeting
Scientists studying rocks extracted from sediments deep beneath eastern Virginia say they may have found a new way to identify the locations of ancient, hidden craters blasted by extraterrestrial objects. Just look for broken or twisted microfossils.
TINY DINOS. Deformed dinoflagellate cyst (above) experienced the intense shock waves generated by an impact from space.
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