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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #45234 July Prediction Dinosaurs
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What  killed  off  the  dinosaurs?  The  end  of  the  Cretaceous  Period  saw  one  of  the  most  dramatic  mass  extinctions  the  Earth  has  ever  seen.  The  fossil  record  shows  that  throughout  their  160-million-year  ,  dinosaurs  took  on  a  huge  variety  of  forms  as  the  environment  changed  and  new  species  evolved  that  were  suited  to  these  new  conditions.  Others  that  failed  to  adapt    extinct.  But  then  66  million  years  ago,  over  a  relatively  short  time,  dinosaurs  disappeared    (except  for  birds).  Many  other  animals  also  died  out,  including  pterosaurs,  large  marine  reptiles,  and  other  sea  creatures  such  as  ammonites.    the  number  of  dinosaur  species  was  already  declining,  this  suggests  a  sudden  catastrophic  event  sealed  their  fate,  causing  unfavorable  changes  to  the  environment  more  quickly  than  dinosaurs  and  other  creatures  could  adapt.  The  exact  nature  of  this  catastrophic  event  is  still    to  scientific  debate.  The  catastrophe  could  have  been  an  asteroid  impact,  volcanic  eruptions  or  the  effect  of  both,  together  with  more    changes  in  the  Earth's  climate  over  millions  of  years.  Whatever  the  causes,  the  huge  extinction  that  ended  the  age  of  the  dinosaur  left  gaps  in  the  ecosystem  that  were  subsequently  filled  by  mammals  and  birds,  allowing  them  to  evolve  rapidly.

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