: A small group of feathered theropod dinosaurs survived the asteroid impact.
Around 66 million years ago , a massive asteroid struck the Yucatán Peninsula. The impact triggered a rapid domino effect of environmental devastation: An immediate, scorching thermal pulse. Massive tsunamis and global wildfires. Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors
: Many dinosaurs were likely endothermic (warm-blooded) or possessed intermediate metabolisms, allowing them to thrive in both blistering heat and freezing polar winters. ☄️ The Day the Earth Changed : A small group of feathered theropod dinosaurs
This blocked sunlight halted photosynthesis, causing global food webs to collapse. While the non-avian giants perished because they required massive amounts of daily food, smaller creatures with lower metabolic demands managed to endure. 🦅 The Living Legacy Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors