The anomaly found in the Gulf of Mexico ... As a result, a crater some 124 miles in diameter formed.” Volcanism could have also played a part in the extinction event, but the asteroid impact ...

There is consensus among scientists that the mass extinction was caused by the impact of a large asteroid or comet that hit the Yucatan Peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

It’s thought that the huge Chicxulub crater in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by a 6 miles/10 kilometers diameter asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs.

Artwork: The asteroid hit what is now the Gulf of Mexico but its effects were global Scientists can't pinpoint the exact year that an asteroid came out of the sky to wipe out the dinosaurs but ...