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How Shell-Cracking Turtles Outlived the Dinosaurs
A new study finds that turtles specializing in hard-shelled prey were more than five times more likely to survive the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Key Takeaways
- Turtles that ate hard-shelled mollusks were over 5x more likely to survive the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
- Clams and snails proved resilient to the impact winter that devastated plant-based food chains
- The study reconstructed ancient diets by analyzing fossil jaw mechanics across all turtle lineages
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