Sixty-six million years ago, a giant asteroid struck the Earth. It wiped out 90% of all species, including all the large dinosaurs. How did life on Earth recover after this mass extinction? This video follows paleontologists working at a fossil site near Denver, Colorado. Their discoveries, along with discoveries from other sites, have allowed scientists to piece together how ecosystems recovered and changed in the aftermath of the asteroid.

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