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New Jersey Suburb Became a Fossil Site Linked to Dinosaur Extinction

Paleontologist Ken Lacovara discovered important fossil evidence in a New Jersey suburb, including information connected to the asteroid associated with the dinosaurs’ extinction. The excavation site has since become a fossil park and museum, NPR reported.

New Jersey Suburb Became a Fossil Site Linked to Dinosaur Extinction

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A New Jersey suburb has become an unlikely source of evidence about the event that ended the age of the dinosaurs. According to NPR, paleontologist Ken Lacovara did not expect to find critical fossil data at the site. His excavation produced information connected to the asteroid linked to the dinosaurs’ extinction. The location is now preserved as a fossil park and museum, turning an ordinary suburban setting into a place for examining evidence from one of Earth’s most consequential events.

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