The object fell to Earth, destroying saber-tooth tigers 13,000 years ago

The scientists discovered evidence that 13,000 years ago, an object fell to Earth and destroyed ice age mammals such as mammoths and saber-tooth tigers.

According to CNN, 13,000 years ago 35 mammals including mamoths, mastodons, saber-tooth tigers and ground sloths became extinct . In 2007, some scientists theorized that an object falling to Earth caused planetary temperatures to drop sharply and lead to extinction.

At that time, the human population also fell seriously. The collision caused huge forest fires, creating smoke that obscured the Sun and led to a winter that lasted for about 1,400 years.

Researchers at the University of South Carolina recently discovered evidence of the collision. It is the largest amount of platinum in sediments in Europe, Western Asia, Chile, South Africa and North America. Platinum is the metal present in objects such as asteroids, comets and meteors.

Mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed tigers and ground sloth all were extinct about 13,000 years ago.(Photo: Tech and Geek).

'We found a lot of evidence and expanded the research area. In the past few years, there have been many surveys showing that a collision led to climate change 13,000 years ago, '' CNN geologist Christopher Moore of the University of South Carolina.

The amount of platinum present in sediments in many parts of the world indicates that the impact is impacting globally. The team determined that the celestial body had landed in the Greenland area, created a giant deep hole and will proceed to determine the age of this deep hole.

The theory above is called Younger Dryas Impact, after the name of wild flower Dryas octopetala . This flower grew in Europe from 12,800 years ago and can withstand the cold weather.

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