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Dinosaurs were roasted to death by asteroid dust cloud

Researchers say ejected dust acted like lid on a pot, trapping heat and ‘charbroiling’ anything that could not reach safety

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Picture of a raptor dinosaur observing asteroid crashing to earth
Dinosaurs that survived the asteroid crash were ‘baked or fried’ by the heat trapped underneath the resultant dust cloud Credit: mikdam/iStockphoto
Science Editor Sarah Knapton
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Dinosaurs roasted to death in a hellish “oven” created by superheated dust when an asteroid hit Earth 66m years ago, scientists believe…

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