How Long Did Dinosaurs Really Live After the Asteroid?

Dinosaurs, the dominant creatures of the Mesozoic Era, faced near-extinction 66 million years ago after a catastrophic asteroid impact. However, some evidence suggests certain species may have survived briefly in isolated ecosystems before vanishing completely. This event, known as the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, wiped out most dinosaur species, but their avian descendants modern birds persisted, carrying on their legacy. Fossils and sediment records hint at a transitional period, where small populations adapted to a radically changed environment. This extinction marks a critical moment in Earth's evolutionary history, paving the way for the rise of mammals and shaping modern biodiversity. 00:00 Intro 00:22 Earth’s Deadliest Extinction Event 01:22 How Dinosaurs Thrived Before the Asteroid 02:25 All the Horrific Ways the Asteroid Killed Life 04:15 Why Fewer Dinosaurs Survived Than We Thought 05:34 The Dinosaur's survival and slight evolution 06:50 Proof Dinosaurs Lived 500,000 Years After the Impact 08:17 What If Dinosaurs Survived the Asteroid? 08:50 The Final Dinosaur Science Has Identified 10:01 What Happened to Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs, and Others? keywords related to the video: dinosaurs, Mesozoic Era, asteroid impact, extinction, Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, avian dinosaurs, modern birds, fossils, sediment records, transitional period, isolated ecosystems, evolutionary history, Earth's history, biodiversity, mass extinction, environmental change, survival adaptation, rise of mammals, species extinction, prehistoric life, extinction events, dinosaur legacy, evolutionary transition, catastrophic event, non-avian dinosaurs, ancient ecosystems, global impact, extinction aftermath, geological records, asteroid theory, species evolution.