Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

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Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

  1. The mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking the end of the Cretaceous period, and is widely accepted as having been caused by an impact event.

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