Western Carolina University professor researching cause of dinosaurs’ extinction

A geochemistry professor at Western Carolina University led research in Antarctica to understand the cause of dinosaurs' mass extinction. The professor and a team of researchers collected fossil and sediment samples from Seymour Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, where a rare geological record preserves sediment layers that let researchers oversee environmental changes. The samples will be analyzed to reconstruct ancient ocean conditions, revealing how marine environments responded to rapid climate shifts and extreme conditions.