The cretaceous-tertiary mass extinction was apparently caused by a meteorite that struck ________

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samuelrengifo samuelrengifo · Answer 1 · 2019-04-02T22:27:10+02:00

The cretaceous-tertiary mass extinction was apparently caused by a meteorite that struck Yucatan Peninsule in Mexico

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sunmathisynergy sunmathisynergy · Answer 2 · 2019-09-25T05:35:42+02:00

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The "cretaceous-tertiary" mass extinction was apparently caused by a "meteorite" that struck the Yucatan Peninsula.

Explanation:

The Yucatan Peninsula lies between the present-day 'Gulf of Mexico' and the 'Carribean Sea'.

The meteorite that struck this peninsula about '66' million years ago was '10 to 15 kilometers' wide in size.

A huge crater was formed after the meteorite hit the Earth at the Yucatan Peninsula. This crater in today's date is known as the "Chicxulub impact crater".