Tertiary period
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Oct 1, 2026
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
It's filled with shards of dinosaur bones and teeth, the outline of their footprints.
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
And above the K-T Boundary is the Tertiary layer, marking the age of mammals.
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
In that one, you won't see many dinosaur fossils.
David SepkoskiGUEST
In fact, none.
Rund AbdelfatahHOST
None.
David SepkoskiGUEST
None.
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
Given that, paleontologists had already figured out that the dinosaurs went extinct many millions of years ago, between the Cretaceous and Tertiary layers.
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
They didn't know how it happened or the amount of time it took, but they assumed-