Television Earth

‘Mass Extinction’ vivifies the science of die-offs

Documentary explores causes of dinosaur disappearance, ‘Great Dying’

cliffs in Spain

These rocks in Spain helped geologists determine what killed the dinosaurs.

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By Erin Wayman

- More than 2 years ago

Mass Extinction: Life on the Brink
Premieres November 30
Smithsonian Channel

Anyone with a passing interest in dinosaurs knows that the beasts were killed off some 65 million years ago after a colossal asteroid struck Earth.