{"product_id":"dinosaur-extinction-layer-k-t-boundary-soil-specimen-from-slope-county-usa","title":"Dinosaur Extinction Layer – K-T Boundary Soil Specimen from Slope County, USA","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_6648a9da928ec4e6\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color stronger\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_0388ef8ce562d9af-51\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eHold the exact moment the world changed forever. \u003cspan class=\"citation-55\"\u003eThis is an authentic soil sample directly from the historic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-55\"\u003eK-T (Cretaceous-Tertiary \/ K-Pg) boundary layer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-55 citation-end-55\"\u003e in the badlands of Slope County, South Dakota.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"1\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_0388ef8ce562d9af-52\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-54\"\u003eDating back exactly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-54\"\u003e66 million years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-54 citation-end-54\"\u003e, this distinct, dark geological stratum represents the fallout from the catastrophic Chicxulub asteroid impact.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"2\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-53 citation-end-53\"\u003eThis single event wiped out 75% of all life on Earth, instantly ending the Age of Reptiles and closing the chapter on the non-avian dinosaurs.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"3\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This sample is a literal physical cross-section of Earth's most famous mass extinction. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50\"\u003eWhat is the K-T Boundary Layer?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50 citation-end-50\"\u003e \u0026gt; In the early 1980s, scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez discovered a thin layer of clay all over the world that contained massive amounts of Iridium.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"6\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-49 citation-end-49\"\u003eBecause Iridium belongs to the platinum group of metals that sank to Earth's core during formation, finding it in surface soil proved an asteroid had vaporized and blanketed the globe in ash.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"7\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"33\" data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eThis sample matrix was legally collected from private land in Slope County, South Dakota, with explicit landowner permission. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FossilsAndMore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65096659468637,"sku":"0626-KT-STD","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/4310\/7933\/files\/29DA91B4-78C9-4B9C-8084-546D0085D2CF.jpg?v=1782650725","url":"https:\/\/nl.fossilsandmore.com\/en\/products\/dinosaur-extinction-layer-k-t-boundary-soil-specimen-from-slope-county-usa","provider":"FossilsAndMore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}