Along with all the tidal waves, fires, earthquakes and other assorted disasters it would
have generated, the blast would have thrown up dense
clouds of dust and rock that darkened the sky, eventually chilling the planet almost to its core and killing 70 percent of all living species.
Known as the Beelzebufo ampinga, or "devil frog," it was 3.5 inches
(8.9 centimeters) taller than the largest living frog ever found.
It was 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) long and 300 million years old.
The bug was about 120 million years old, which puts it in the
Lower Cretaceous Period. The collision also marked the end of the Cretaceous Period.
Less than half became extinct by the end of the Cretaceous, with most
species thriving in North America and Central America.
All but two are based in New York City; IBM and PepsiCo are based in Westchester County, New York, just north
of New York City. 19 November 2010: Blackburn Rovers are taken over by the Rao family in a Ј43million deal, making them
the first Indian owned English football club.
This film is remembered for the scene in which Astros player Bob
Watson first says, "Let the kids play". It contains 36 plays -- which includes almost every play Shakespeare is thought to have written.
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