Dinosaur Extinction Didn't Cause The Rise Of Present-day Mammals, Claim Researchers

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A new, complete 'tree of life' tracing the history of all 4,500 mammals on Earth shows that they did not diversify as a result of the death of the dinosaurs, says new research published in Nature.


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Professor Andy Purvis from Imperial College London's Division of Biology explains: "Our research has shown that for the first 10 or 15 million years after the dinosaurs were wiped out, present day mammals kept a very low profile, while these other types of mammals were running the show. It looks like a later bout of 'global warming' may have kick-started today’s diversity – not the death of the dinosaurs.

Interessant, er zit nog een temperatuurstijging aan te komen. Ik ben benieuwd wat er dan gebeurd.