Evidence has been found which shows mammoth and other great beasts from the last ice age were blasted with material that came from space. Tusks dating to some 35,000 years ago all show signs of having being peppered with meteorite fragments. The ancient remains come from Alaska and Siberian bison skull with the same pockmarks. The evidence suggests hat there was probably an impact which exploded in the air that sent these particles flying into the animals some of which show evidence of surviving the incident, possibly blinding or severely injuring the animals. The discovery follows previous research which claimed a more recent space collision - some 13,000 years ago. Researchers reported the discovery of sediment at more than 20 sites across North America that contained exotic materials: tiny spheres of glass and carbon, ultra-small specks of diamond and amounts of the rare element iridium that were too high to be terrestrial.Complete article here
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