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April 4, 2021 by archyde
About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid collided with what is now known as Yucatan, plunging Earth into darkness. The impact transformed the tropical rainforests, giving birth to flowers.
Today, tropical rainforests are a hotspot for biodiversity and play an important role in global climate systems. A new study was published today in
La science It sheds light on the origins of modern rainforests and can help scientists understand how tropical forests will respond to the rapidly changing climate of the future.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), showed that an asteroid collision that ended the dinosaur reign 66 million years ago also caused the extinction of 45 % of plants in what is now Colombia, giving way. at risk of extinction. The reign of flowering plants in modern tropical forests.