What killed the dinosaurs? New clues point finger at killer asteroid

Scientists have been debating whether the ancient rulers of Earth were wiped out by a space rock or a supervolcano. (Photo: Getty) The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid and not by a super-volcano explosion, scientists have claimed. A debate has been raging recently among experts who believe a space rock killed off the dinos and those who think volcanic activity sent them into extinction. Now it’s been claimed that huge eruptions in an area of India now called the Deccan Traps took place ‘well before’ the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago – which is the scientific name for...