Dinosaurs were wiped off the Earth by an asteroid, and not volcanic activity as some theories suggest, according to new research. Most dinosaurs went extinct about 66 million years ago, and many scientists believe an asteroid crashing into the Earth killed them off. However, some researchers have argued that a series of volcanic eruptions over tens of thousands of years led to their demise. 
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