Aerial view of the Ames crater location in Oklahoma

Ames Crater in Oklahoma is 100 Million Years Younger and Linked to Major Extinction

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New dating reveals that the Ames crater under Oklahoma is about 370 million years old, making it nearly 100 million years younger than previously believed. This updated age suggests the crater could be connected to one of Earth's significant mass extinction events.

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