Mystery AtlasChicxulub Impact
The asteroid impact roughly 66 million years ago on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula that triggered the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction, ending the age of non-avian dinosaurs; the Tanis fossil site preserves physical evidence of its immediate aftermath.
In Mexico
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Chicxulub Impact encompasses Tanis (Fossil Site) — The Tanis deposit formed within minutes to hours of the impact 66 million years ago, preserving physical evidence of the extinction event's immediate aftermath.
Chicxulub Impact is located in Mexico — The Chicxulub crater lies beneath Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, partly offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.