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Old 25-07-2014, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Amaranthus View Post
Correction: the recent 'ice ages' (glacial-interglacial cycles) are a Quaternary phenomenon, i.e. the last 2.5 million years. The dinosaurs got knocked off by a bolide strike about 65 million years ago (well, all except from the birds); at the time of the late Cretaceous, Earth was 4-6C warmer than today.
Its only theory about the dinosaur demise, but we would survive with a lot warmer earth? I moved to Qld because I like warmer weather, but its been unseasonably cold this year.