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Chicxulub is a small town at the northern tip of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. We're not certain, but there are strong indications that a massive comet or asteroid struck the Earth in the seas near Chicxulub about 65 million years ago.

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the K/T event, aka the Cretaceous/Tertiary Extinction; this marks the end of the dinosaurs' reign on earth (except for birds!)

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Which eras ended with a mass extinction?

Mesozoic and Paleozoic


What began and ended with mass extinction?

Mesozoic


What event marked the end of the Mesozoic Ara and the beginning of the Cenozoic?

An asteroid impact


What does the end of the paleozoic and the mesozoic have in common?

Mass extinction


The ends of the geologic eras such as the Paleozoic and Mesozoic are marked by?

mass extinction


What era ended in the largest mass extinction in earth's history?

Mesozoic


What era did organisms suffer largest mass extinction known?

Mesozoic era


What event marked the both the beginning and end of the Mesozoic era?

A mass extinction


The mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic Era was caused by .?

a comet impacting the earth


What type of reptile did not survive the mass extinction event at the end of the mesozoic era?

Dinosaurs


How might the mass extinction at the end of the mesozoic era relate to the dominance of mammals in the Cenozoic era?

mass extinction: When at least 50 % of the species on Earth go extinct within a relatively short amount of time.


What event ended the paleozoic and mesozoic era?

Extinction did.