The reason why an asteroid was looked at as the cause of the Iridium spike at the K-Tboundary, is because asteroids have an enormous amount of Iridium in them.
一颗小行星被看做是引起KT界限层铱猛增的原因,是因为小行星中有相当多的铱。
The K-Tboundary marks the end of the age of dinosaurs, and the beginning of the age of mammals.
KT界限层标志着恐龙时代的终点和哺乳动物时代的开端。
The layer that separates the periods is called the K-Tboundary.
这区分两个纪元的土层被称作KT界限层。
It needed to be the right size to be linked to the K-Tboundary evidence.
要与KT界限层的证据连接起来,它的大小必须合适。
But does the K-Tboundary really signify the absolute end of all dinosaurs?