Wine lovers may have dinosaurs to thank after fossilized 60-million-year-old grape seeds have been found

A group of scientists with Chicago’s Field Museum recently discovered fossilized grape seeds that may link dinosaurs to today’s abundant wine offerings. The South American study discovered nine new fossil grape species dating back at least 19 million years – with the oldest found in a 60 million-year-old rock. Dr. Fabiany Herrera, assistant curator of … Read more

Wine drinkers may have dinosaur to thank after 60-million-year-old grape fossils found

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Enjoy a glass of wine? Thanks to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs! Scientists say the extinction of ancient reptiles paved the way for the spread of grapes

It is now well known that the dinosaurs were wiped out by the Chicxulub impact event - a falling asteroid or comet that crashed into a shallow sea in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico about 66 million years ago (picture photo)

Without dinosaurs to trample the trees, vine plants like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for the Daily Mail Published: 10:09 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 | Updated: 10:14 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 Next time you open a bottle of wine, … Read more