Study: Dinosaurs Were Charbroiled After Chicxulub Impact. “The impact would have produced an immense cloud of dust that superheated the upper atmosphere, charbroiling living organisms unable to take shelter and igniting widespread wildfires.”
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Mmm, dinosaur barbeque.
This was the subject of the fun Radiolab episode "Dinopocalypse" in front of a live audience back in 2013: https://radiolab.org/podcast/dinopocalypse
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