K-T Event

The K-T event was an event in Earth's history where a Mount Everest-sized asteroid hit Earth and ended the reign of the dinosaurs.

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The meteor landed in Mexico 65 million years ago. Its after effects included a 2-mile high wave, a Class 13 earthquake, a shockwave traveling 100 times the speed of sound, molten ash and rock raining down and erratic climate changes. The meteor caused a change in balance for top group, and the animals took over the Earth.