History Main / TheDayTheDinosaursDied

* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheKnightsOnDinosaurs'': [[spoiler:The movie's climax is set 65 million years ago, when the dinosaur-men army of Enriru teleports themselves to the Cretaceous Era in an attempt to wipe out all mammals and reclaim Earth for the dinosaurs, with Doraemon and the gang being the only ones standing in their way. It was interrupted by the very meteor that triggered the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, which quickly puts the battle on hold as everyone present in the scene retreats]].
* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasNewDinosaur'': [[spoiler:Most of the film is set in the Cretaceous Era where Doraemon and gang are seeking a new home for Nobita's pets, the dinosaur twins Kyu and Myu. In the finale, a giant meteor hits the Earth in the Yucatan Peninsula where the gang is at, triggering the K-Pg Extinction Event, and the gang must do their best to save the already-existing dinosaur population on the Breeding Diorama Set at all costs]].

66 million years ago [[note]] Formerly thought to be closer to 65 million, but more precise dating has pinpointed it to somewhere between 65.5 and 66 million years ago, with 66 million being the accepted round figure[[/note]], a meteor the size of a mountain crashed into what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Everything in the blast radius was incinerated in an instant, and the force of the impact created shockwaves that caused earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. The meteor disintegrated into a cloud of dust that blocked out sunlight for years, which killed all the plants and caused food chains to collapse worldwide. Around 75% of all life died.

66 million years ago [[note]] Formerly thought to be 65, but more precise dating has pinpointed it to somewhere between 65.5 and 66 million years ago, with 66 million being the accepted round figure[[/note]], a meteor the size of a mountain crashed into what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Everything in the blast radius was incinerated in an instant, and the force of the impact created shockwaves that caused earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. The meteor disintegrated into a cloud of dust that blocked out sunlight for years, which killed all the plants and caused food chains to collapse worldwide. Around 75% of all life died.

66 million years ago, a meteor the size of a mountain crashed into what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Everything in the blast radius was incinerated in an instant, and the force of the impact created shockwaves that caused earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. The meteor disintegrated into a cloud of dust that blocked out sunlight for years, which killed all the plants and caused food chains to collapse worldwide. Around 75% of all life died.

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* ''Series/PlanetDinosaur'': The end of the last episode depicts the K-Pg extinction event, as well as the aftermath a few months after. Herbivores are dying out due to the ash in the atmosphere making plant growth impossible, but scavenging carnivores are temporarily having a better time because of this. The narration makes it clear this is a short-lived glut though and once ''all'' the herbivores die, the carnivores would follow.