Russia in the collective work was represented by Maria Gritsevich. (IMAGE)

Ural Federal University

Russia in the collective work was represented by Maria Gritsevich.

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Maria Gritsevich recalled that the impact of an asteroid into the Gulf of Mexico 65 million years ago led to the extinction of a large number of animal species, including dinosaurs.

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UrFU / Grigory Tkachenko

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