dinosaurs flourished in europe right up until the asteroid impact that wiped them out 66 million years ago , a new study shows . while the theory that an asteroid rapidly killed off the dinosaurs is widely recognised , up until recently fossils of the last dinosaurs were found almost exclusively from north america . the new study brings together a series of studies on european dinosaurs over the past two decades , which found cretaceous dinosaurs in spain , france , romania , and other countries . pictured is the evolution of the european continental ecosystems around the time dinosaurs went extinct . the diverse vertebrates of the latest cretaceous are shown , with dinosaurs in france , crocodiles in hungary and other mammals almost wiped out -lrb- bottom image -rrb- , with a few groups surviving into the paleogene -lrb- top image -rrb- . it claims to address speculation about whether the sudden decline of dinosaurs in the american and canadian west was merely a local story . by looking at the variety and ages of these fossils , a team of researchers led by zoltán csiki-sava of the university of bucharest , determined that dinosaurs remained diverse in european ecosystems very late into the cretaceous . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from around the world , kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem of the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing in atlanta , where she 's learning skills she can take back home to care for her fellow liberians . the cretaceous is known for being the last portion of the ` age of dinosaurs ' and lasted 79 million years , ending 65.5 million years ago . in the pyrenees of spain and france , the best area in europe for finding latest cretaceous dinosaurs , meat and plant-eating species are present and seemingly flourishing during the final few hundred thousand years before the asteroid hit . the new study suggests that european dinosaurs were thriving up to the asteroid impact . in this artist 's depiction , a daspletosaurus -lrb- predator on the left -rrb- attacks a herd of centrosaurus during the cretaceous . dr csiki-sava said ` for a long time , europe was overshadowed by other continents when the understanding of the nature , composition and evolution of latest cretaceous continental ecosystems was concerned . ` the last 25 years witnessed a huge effort across all europe to improve our knowledge , and now we are on the brink of fathoming the significance of these new discoveries , and of the strange and new story they tell about life at the end of the dinosaur era . ' dr steve brusatte of the university of edinburgh 's school of geosciences , an author on the report , added : ` everyone knows that an asteroid hit 66 million years ago and dinosaurs disappeared , but this story is mostly based on fossils from one part of the world , north america . ` we now know that european dinosaurs were thriving up to the asteroid impact , just like in north america . this is strong evidence that the asteroid really did kill off dinosaurs in their prime , all over the world at once . ' `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , kekula has asked for special training on certain skills , such as caring for burns , a common type of injury because children in liberia sometimes fall into the open fires used for cooking . one of her instructors , kelly fullwood , said kekula 's an excellent student who has taught her teachers a thing or two about how to do procedures without costly equipment , as she 's been forced to do in liberia . `` she fascinates me every day , '' fullwood said . `` she gets nursing . she gets what it 's about . '' kekula , 23 , was just a year away from finishing up her nursing degree in liberia when ebola struck and her mother , father , sister and cousin came down with the disease . hospitals were full and no doctors would visit her home , so with just advice from a physician on the phone , kekula took care of all four of her relatives at the same time . the body of a dead sperm whale that washed up on a california beach last week was covered in graffiti spelling out the name of a bay area motorcycle gang . the 50-foot whale was still on the pacifica state beach on wednesday after washing up on the sand the week before . before the tide came in , beachgoers took photos of where ` east bay rats motorcycle club ' was on the whale . scroll down for video . all but her cousin survived -- a high success rate considering that at the time , about 70 % of ebola patients were dying in liberia . kekula could n't continue her nursing education in liberia , because the schools had closed . a cnn story about kekula in september prompted donations from around the world to iam , an organization that raises money to help african natives pay for education . david smith , an associate dean at emory 's nursing school , said they accepted kekula because they were struck by how both she and emory each treated four ebola patients at around the same time last year -- and emory had dozens of doctors and nurses and millions of dollars in technology while kekula had nobody and nearly no supplies . the body of the 50-foot whale was tagged after it washed up on pacifica state beach in california last week . for years scientists have debated whether an asteroid , climate change or a combination of catastrophes were responsible for the demise of dinosaurs . but last year , a study claimed that the majority of the prehistoric creatures were wiped out by a perfect storm of ` colossal bad luck ' . it 's unclear how the whale died but it does n't appear to have broken bones or signs of blunt force trauma . the name was erased by wednesday 's high tide , nbc bay area reported . stop ebola where it starts . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that led to their extinction if it had come slightly earlier or later in history , scientists said . but when the six-mile-wide -lrb- 10km -rrb- asteroid hit what is now mexico approximately 66 million years ago , dinosaurs were experiencing environmental upheaval , which left them vulnerable . the study by an international team of palaeontologists led by the university of edinburgh looked at an updated catalogue of dinosaur fossils , mostly from north america . they found that widespread volcanic activity , changing sea levels and varying temperatures had weakened the dinosaurs ' food chain when disaster struck . if the asteroid impact had come a few million years earlier , when the range of species was bigger and food chains more robust , they may have survived , according to the study . the club did not respond to a request for comment . it is unknown how the whale died but it does not appear to have any broken bones or show signs of blunt force trauma . the results of an autopsy are pending . the body might be burned or dragged out to sea . a man who took pictures of the whale , alan grinberg , said : ` the east bay rats motorcycle club , or whoever did this , stinks more than this whale 's rotting flesh . ' extraordinary people .
50-foot whale washed up on pacifica state beach in california last week . it was sprayed with name of east bay rats motorcycle club at some point . it is unknown how the whale died and results of an autopsy are pending . witness said ` whoever did this , stinks more than whale 's rotting flesh '
dinosaurs flourished in europe right up until the asteroid impact that wiped them out 66 million years ago , a new study shows . while the theory that an asteroid rapidly killed off the dinosaurs is widely recognised , up until recently fossils of the last dinosaurs were found almost exclusively from north america . the new study brings together a series of studies on european dinosaurs over the past two decades , which found cretaceous dinosaurs in spain , france , romania , and other countries . pictured is the evolution of the european continental ecosystems around the time dinosaurs went extinct . the diverse vertebrates of the latest cretaceous are shown , with dinosaurs in france , crocodiles in hungary and other mammals almost wiped out -lrb- bottom image -rrb- , with a few groups surviving into the paleogene -lrb- top image -rrb- . it claims to address speculation about whether the sudden decline of dinosaurs in the american and canadian west was merely a local story . by looking at the variety and ages of these fossils , a team of researchers led by zoltán csiki-sava of the university of bucharest , determined that dinosaurs remained diverse in european ecosystems very late into the cretaceous . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from that an asteroid hit 66 million years ago and dinosaurs disappeared , but this story is mostly based on fossils from one part of the world , north america . ` we now know that european dinosaurs were thriving up to the asteroid impact , just like in north america . this is strong evidence that the asteroid really did kill off dinosaurs in their prime , all over the world at once . ' `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , kekula has asked for special training on certain skills , such as caring for burns , a common type of injury because children in liberia sometimes fall into the open fires used for cooking . one of her instructors , kelly fullwood , said kekula 's an excellent student who has taught her teachers a thing or two about how to do procedures without costly equipment , as she 's been forced to do in liberia . `` she fascinates me every day , '' fullwood said . `` she gets nursing . she gets what it 's about . '' kekula , 23 , was just a year away from finishing up her nursing degree in liberia when ebola struck and her kekula had nobody and nearly no supplies . the body of the 50-foot whale was tagged after it washed up on pacifica state beach in california last week . for years scientists have debated whether an asteroid , climate change or a combination of catastrophes were responsible for the demise of dinosaurs . but last year , a study claimed that the majority of the prehistoric creatures were wiped out by a perfect storm of ` colossal bad luck ' . it 's unclear how the whale died but it does n't appear to have broken bones or signs of blunt force trauma . the name was erased by wednesday 's high tide , nbc bay area reported . stop ebola where it starts . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that led to their extinction if it had come slightly earlier or later in history , scientists said . but when the six-mile-wide -lrb- 10km -rrb- asteroid hit what is now mexico approximately 66 million years ago , dinosaurs were experiencing environmental upheaval , which left them vulnerable . the study by an international team of palaeontologists led by the university of edinburgh looked at an updated catalogue of dinosaur fossils , mostly from north america . they found that widespread volcanic activity , changing sea levels and varying temperatures had weakened the dinosaurs ' food chain when disaster struck . if the asteroid impact had come a few million years earlier , when the range of species was bigger and food chains more robust , they may have survived , according to the study . the club did not respond to a request for comment . it is unknown how the whale died but it does not appear to have any broken bones or show signs of blunt force trauma . the results of an autopsy are pending . the body might be burned or dragged out to sea . a man who took pictures of the whale , alan grinberg , said : ` the east bay rats motorcycle club , or whoever did this , stinks more than this whale 's rotting flesh . ' extraordinary people .
-lrb- bottom image -rrb- , with a few groups surviving into the paleogene -lrb- top image -rrb- . it claims to address speculation about whether the sudden decline of dinosaurs in the american and canadian west was merely a local story . by looking at the variety and ages of these fossils , a team of researchers led by zoltán csiki-sava of the university of bucharest , determined that dinosaurs remained diverse in european ecosystems very late into the cretaceous . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from , a daspletosaurus -lrb- predator on the left -rrb- attacks a herd of centrosaurus during the cretaceous . dr csiki-sava said ` for a long time , europe was overshadowed by other continents when the understanding of the nature , composition and evolution of latest cretaceous continental ecosystems was concerned . ` the last 25 years witnessed a huge effort across all europe to improve our knowledge , and now we are on the brink of fathoming the significance of these new discoveries , and of the strange and new story they tell about life at the end of the dinosaur era . ' dr steve brusatte of the university of edinburgh 's school of geosciences , an author on the report , added : ` everyone knows that an asteroid hit 66 million years ago and dinosaurs disappeared , but this story is mostly based on fossils from one part of the world , north america . ` we now know that european dinosaurs were thriving up to the asteroid impact , just like in north america . this is strong evidence that the asteroid really did kill off dinosaurs in their prime , all over the world at once . ' `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study mother , father , sister and cousin came down with the disease . hospitals were full and no doctors would visit her home , so with just advice from a physician on the phone , kekula took care of all four of her relatives at the same time . the body of a dead sperm whale that washed up on a california beach last week was covered in graffiti spelling out the name of a bay area motorcycle gang . the 50-foot whale was still on the pacifica state beach on wednesday after washing up on the sand the week before . before the tide came in , beachgoers took photos of where ` east bay rats motorcycle club ' was on the whale . scroll down for kekula had nobody and nearly no supplies . the body of the 50-foot whale was tagged after it washed up on pacifica state beach in california last week . for years scientists have debated whether an asteroid , climate change or a combination of catastrophes were responsible for the demise of dinosaurs . but last year , a study claimed that the majority of the prehistoric creatures were wiped out by a perfect storm of ` colossal bad luck ' . it 's unclear how the whale died but it does n't appear to have broken bones or signs of blunt force trauma . the name was erased by wednesday 's high tide , nbc bay area reported . stop ebola where it starts . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that led to their extinction if it had come slightly earlier or later in history , scientists said . but when the six-mile-wide -lrb- 10km -rrb- asteroid hit what is now mexico approximately 66 million years ago , dinosaurs were experiencing environmental upheaval , which left them vulnerable . the study by an international team of palaeontologists led by the university of edinburgh looked at an updated catalogue of dinosaur fossils , mostly from north america . they found that widespread volcanic activity , changing sea levels and varying temperatures had weakened the dinosaurs ' food chain when disaster struck . if the asteroid impact had come a few million years earlier , when the range of species was bigger and food chains more robust , they may have survived , according to the study . the club did not respond to a request for comment . it is unknown how the whale died but it does not appear to have any broken bones or show signs of blunt force trauma . the results of an autopsy are pending . the body might be burned or dragged out to sea . a man who took pictures of the whale , alan grinberg , said : ` the east bay rats motorcycle club , or whoever did this , stinks more than this whale 's rotting flesh . ' extraordinary people .
dinosaurs flourished europe right the asteroid impact that 66, a while the theory an asteroid rapidly killed widely recognised, up recently fossils almost from north america the new study brings a series european dinosaurs over, found cretaceous dinosaurs spain, france romania other countries pictured is the evolution the european continental ecosystems around dinosaurs went. the diverse vertebrates the latest cretaceous are shown, with dinosaurs in france crocodiles hungary other mammals almost wiped -lrb- bottom image -rrb-, with a few groups surviving into the paleogene top. it claims address speculation the sudden decline dinosaurs the american and canadian west merely a local story. by looking the variety and ages these fossils, a team zoltán csiki-sava the university bucharest, determined dinosaurs remained diverse european ecosystems very late into the cretaceous. -lrb- cnn just eight months, a young woman fatu kekula single- trying, donning trash bags protect against today, because a cnn story and the generosity donors from kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school nursing atlanta where 's learning skills she take back care her fellow liberians the cretaceous is known the last portion the ` age dinosaurs ' lasted 79 ending 65.5 in the pyrenees spain france, the best area europe for finding latest cretaceous dinosaurs meat plant-eating species are present and seemingly flourishing during before the asteroid hit. the new study suggests european dinosaurs thriving up the asteroid impact. in this artist 's depiction, a daspletosaurus -lrb- predator on the left -rrb- attacks a herd centrosaurus during the cretaceous. dr csiki-sava said ` for, europe was overshadowed other continents when the understanding the nature, composition evolution latest cretaceous continental ecosystems concerned. ` the last 25 years witnessed a huge effort across all europe to improve our knowledge, and now on fathoming the significance these new discoveries, of the strange and new story they about life at the dinosaur era. ' dr steve brusatte of the university of edinburgh 's school, an author on the report added ` everyone an asteroid hit 66 dinosaurs disappeared, this story mostly based fossils one part north america ` we now european dinosaurs thriving up the asteroid impact, just in north america. this strong evidence the asteroid really kill dinosaurs in their prime, all over at once ' `` it a surprise -- a young child like came coming the u.s, ''. `` i 'm thankful cnn and i appreciate the people made donations, and ' emory accepting me study. '' at emory, kekula has asked special training certain skills, such caring burns a common type injury because children in liberia sometimes fall the open fires used. one her instructors, kelly fullwood kekula 's an excellent student taught her teachers a thing how do procedures without costly equipment as she 's been forced in liberia `` she fascinates every, '' fullwood said. `` she gets nursing. she gets what it 's. '' kekula, 23, was just year away finishing liberia when ebola, father cousin came down. hospitals were full and no doctors would visit her home, so with just advice a physician on kekula took all four her relatives at the body a dead sperm whale that washed was covered graffiti spelling a bay area motorcycle gang. the 50-foot whale was still on the pacifica state beach wednesday after washing the week. before the tide came, beachgoers took photos where ` east bay rats motorcycle club on the whale. scroll. all but her cousin survived -- a high success rate considering at, about 70 % ebola patients dying liberia. kekula could n't continue her nursing education liberia, because the schools closed. a cnn story kekula in prompted donations around iam, an organization raises african natives pay. david smith, an associate dean emory 's nursing school they accepted kekula because struck both she emory each treated four ebola patients around last -- emory had dozens doctors and millions technology while had nobody and nearly no supplies. the body the 50-foot whale was tagged after washed pacifica state beach last. for years scientists debated an asteroid, climate change a combination catastrophes were dinosaurs but last, a study claimed the majority the prehistoric creatures wiped a perfect storm ` colossal bad luck it 's unclear the whale died but does n't broken bones signs. the name was erased wednesday 's high tide, nbc bay area reported. stop ebola where it starts. `` it obvious this woman intelligent strong fearless, ''. kekula is scheduled liberia august. `` these things that i learned here i am take back my fellow nurses, ''. `` i love to care people. i love to save lives. '' dinosaurs might survived the asteroid strike that led if come slightly or history, scientists. but when the six-mile-wide -lrb- 10km -rrb- asteroid what mexico approximately 66, dinosaurs experiencing environmental upheaval, which left. the study by led the university edinburgh looked an updated catalogue, mostly north america. they found widespread volcanic activity, changing sea levels varying temperatures had weakened the dinosaurs ' food chain when disaster. if the asteroid impact come a, when the range species bigger food chains robust they may survived, the club did respond. it unknown the whale died but does any broken bones show. the results autopsy are pending. the body might burned dragged to. a man took pictures the whale, alan grinberg said : ` the east bay rats motorcycle club, or whoever did stinks more this whale 's rotting flesh ' extraordinary people.
that an asteroid hit 66 million years ago and dinosaurs disappeared , but this story is mostly based on fossils from one part of the world , north america . ` we now know that european dinosaurs were thriving up to the asteroid impact , just like in north america . this is strong evidence that the asteroid really did kill off dinosaurs in their prime , all over the world at once . ' `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , kekula has asked for special training on certain skills , such as caring for burns , a common type of injury because children in liberia sometimes fall into the open fires used for cooking . one of her instructors , kelly fullwood , said kekula 's an excellent student who has taught her teachers a thing or two about how to do procedures without costly equipment , as she 's been forced to do in liberia . `` she fascinates me every day , '' fullwood said . `` she gets nursing . she gets what it 's about . '' kekula , 23 , was just a year away from finishing up her nursing degree in liberia when ebola struck and her kekula had nobody and nearly no supplies . the body of the 50-foot whale was tagged after it washed up on pacifica state beach in california last week . for years scientists have debated whether an asteroid , climate change or a combination of catastrophes were responsible for the demise of dinosaurs . but last year , a study claimed that the majority of the prehistoric creatures were wiped out by a perfect storm of ` colossal bad luck ' . it 's unclear how the whale died but it does n't appear to have broken bones or signs of blunt force trauma . the name was erased by wednesday 's high tide , nbc bay area reported . stop ebola where it starts . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that led to their extinction if it had come slightly earlier or later in history , scientists said . but when the six-mile-wide -lrb- 10km -rrb- asteroid hit what is now mexico approximately 66 million years ago , dinosaurs were experiencing environmental upheaval , which left them vulnerable . the study by an international team of palaeontologists led by the university of edinburgh looked at an updated catalogue of dinosaur fossils , mostly from north america . they found that widespread volcanic activity , changing sea levels and varying temperatures had weakened the dinosaurs ' food chain when disaster struck . if the asteroid impact had come a few million years earlier , when the range of species was bigger and food chains more robust , they may have survived , according to the study . the club did not respond to a request for comment . it is unknown how the whale died but it does not appear to have any broken bones or show signs of blunt force trauma . the results of an autopsy are pending . the body might be burned or dragged out to sea . a man who took pictures of the whale , alan grinberg , said : ` the east bay rats motorcycle club , or whoever did this , stinks more than this whale 's rotting flesh . ' extraordinary people .
 The article discusses how dinosaurs may have survived the asteroid impact that led to their extinction. A new study suggests that European dinosaurs were thriving until the asteroid hit, contradicting previous theories that they were already declining before the impact. The research is based on fossils found in North America and Europe, which show that dinosaurs were diverse and abundant until the mass extinction event. The study's findings are significant because they suggest that the asteroid impact was the primary cause of the dinosaurs' extinction, rather than a combination of factors.