End of an Era - Dinosaur Extinction

This is a short film outlining the events surrounding the extinction of the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago. The extinction was provoked by the impact of an asteroid (possibly a comet) some 10 to 14 km across, near present-day Mexico. The crater today has been buried under ocean sediments but is still readily detectable with the appropriate tools. The blast threw up a layer of iridium - rare in the Earth's crust but common in asteroids - that covered the entire planet. The impact ended the Cretaceous period and the Mesozoic era, and paved for way for the Cenozoic in which we now live. It is known as the k-pg mass extinction.

This film was created using Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
and Adobe After Effects.

T-rex and triceratops animated 3D models created by
Virtual Creature on CGTrader.com.

Music ‘Final Battle of the Dark Wizards’ by Kevin McCleod,
and sound effects from Trailer Construction Lite

All other imagery, animation and text is © 2018 Mark A. Garlick.

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Unauthorised usage of this work is strictly prohibited.

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