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Nano-Diamond Discovery Suggests a Comet Impact Killed the Mammoths

The comet impact theory suggests an extraterrestrial event caused the extinction of the Clovis culture and mammoths 12,900 years ago.

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Minuscule diamond fragments found in a sediment layer dating from thousands of years ago are bolstering the theory that a catastrophic comet impact wiped out many forms of life in North America, including what are thought to have been the first human settlers of the continent, the so-called Clovis people. The nano-diamonds

are buried at a level that corresponds to the beginning 12,900 years ago of the Younger Dryas, a 1,300-year-long cold spell during which North American mammoths, saber-toothed cats, camels and giant sloths became extinct. The Clovis culture of American Indians also appears to have fallen apart during this time [Reuters].

The new study adds evidence to the controversial theory, but

some skeptics are not convinced. “The whole thing still does not make sense, and there are lots of contradictions,” said Christian Koeberl, a professor of geological sciences.... His chief reservation is that there is no crater. “A body ...

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