The bones would not have survived the acid rain long enough to be fossilized. Same goes for bones in the process of fossilization.
ep --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Ron and list > > The fact is that dinosaur fossils are not found at > the k-T boundary. One has > to go 9-10 ft at best, below the boundary to find > dinosaur bones in any of > the beds that contain dinosaur fossils. This > represents a substantial period > of time prior to the impact layer. This is why it is > argued against. No one > has yet to find dinosaur bones at or immediately > below the boundary. > Mark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Meteorite Mailing List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:41 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced > Climate Changes Before > K-T Collision > > > > > > > > I have read many of the popular theories on the > extinction events argued > in > > > this message, and to be frank, the fact remains > that dinosaurs, in > general, > > > were on the decline. > > > > The dinosaurs may have well been on gradual > decline prior to the impact, > but > > even if that is the case, that does not contradict > their abrupt > > disappearance at the time of impact. > > > > > As far as an impacter causing the extinction. > I'm > > > skeptical, for then, how do the mammals, > marsupials, and birds, all > > > non-burrowing, survive a "world affecting" > impact. > > > > I don't find it strange at all that the large > animal species at the top > > of the food chain (ie: dinosaurs) were the most > adversely affected by the > impact. > > The smaller species or the more mobile (mammals, > birds, reptiles, etc.) > had a > > better chance of survival in the aftermath. A > large number of the smaller > animals > > did go extinct as well at the time of the impact, > but some were able to > survive. > > > > Ron Baalke > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
