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Desi declares dino death 'disaster.' Definitely debatable

Desi declares dino death 'disaster.' Definitely debatable

A new theory holds that a massive meteor that crashed into India's west coast destroyed every dinosaur on the planet
20 October, 2009
desi dino deathFact is more entertaining than fiction -- at least when the media hypes it like a Hollywood blockbuster.

The world media has erupted over a theory presented by archeologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University to the Geological Society of America in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, suggesting that a 25-mile-wide meteor off the west coast of India may have cause the earth's dinosaur's to go extinct 65 million years ago. The meteor's impact may have created the enormous 'Shiva's Basin' -- named after a Hindu god -- off the coast of India.

The hype surrounding the new theory has been almost as immense as the meteor itself. For a sampling of the excitement, click the links below.

"Dinosaur-killer meteorite crashed off India’s west coast"
more via The Hindu
"Dinosaurs could have been wiped out by 25 mile wide meteor"
'Mega meteor that crashed off Indian coast' may have wiped out dinosaurs
more via Daily Mail
"Indian Impact Crater Hints of Another Dino-Killer"
"New dinosaur extinction theory causes debate"
more via MSNBC

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