UW Researchers Study Plant Recovery Following Mass Extinction of Dinosaurs
September 02, 2023
September 02, 2023
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
Using clues from the fossil record, researchers at the University of Wyoming are traveling back in time to study a mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago. Their goal is to better understand how and when life rebounded after a meteor wiped out 75 percent of species on Earth.
The five-year study is part of a multidisciplinary effort led by the Denver Museum . . .
Using clues from the fossil record, researchers at the University of Wyoming are traveling back in time to study a mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago. Their goal is to better understand how and when life rebounded after a meteor wiped out 75 percent of species on Earth.
The five-year study is part of a multidisciplinary effort led by the Denver Museum . . .