Dinosaurs Thrived in New Mexico Before Cataclysmic Extinction

Recent research reveals that dinosaurs in New Mexico were thriving shortly before their extinction. A study on fossils from the Naashoibito site shows they existed around 340,000 years before a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago. This finding challenges previous debates about their final days.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 24-10-2025 18:28 IST | Created: 24-10-2025 18:28 IST
Dinosaurs Thrived in New Mexico Before Cataclysmic Extinction
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Dinosaurs were thriving in New Mexico just before their extinction, according to new research. Analysis of fossils from the Naashoibito site reveals they lived approximately 340,000 years before an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago.

Paleontologists have long debated the timeline of these fossils, but the latest study using advanced dating methods confirms their age and contributes significant knowledge about the dinosaurs' final days.

These findings challenge earlier assumptions about the creatures' existence leading up to their annihilation and underscore their flourishing state shortly before the devastation.

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