Scientists Uncover Fossil , of Dinosaur Killed br in Cataclysmic , Asteroid Strike .br IGN reports that scientists have discovered a fossil of a dinosaur they believe died in the same global event that wiped the dinosaurs from existence. .br The team of scientists br at the Tanis dig site in br North Dakota uncovered br the surprisingly well-preserved br leg of a thescelosaurus. .br The team of scientists br at the Tanis dig site in br North Dakota uncovered br the surprisingly well-preserved br leg of a thescelosaurus. .br Remnants of debris found on the ancient fossil date back br 66 million years to the exact moment of an asteroid br impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. .br Remnants of debris found on the ancient fossil date back br 66 million years to the exact moment of an asteroid br impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. .br IGN reports that the discovery, represents a remarkable, moment in history.br University of Manchester professor br of natural history Phillip Manning br called the discovery "absolutely bonkers.”.br The time resolution we can achieve at br this site is beyond our wildest dreams. br This really should not exist, and it’s br absolutely gobsmackingly beautiful, Phillip Manning, University of Manchester br professor of natural history, via BBC.br I never dreamt in all my career br that I would get to look at br something a) so time-constrained; br and b) so beautiful, and also br tells such a wonderful story, Phillip Manning, University of Manchester br professor of natural history, via BBC.br Robert DePalma, a University br of Manchester graduate student, is leading br the excavation at the Tanis dig site. .br We’ve got so many details with this br site that tell us what happened moment br by moment, it’s almost like watching it br play out in the movies. You look at the rock br column, you look at the fossils there, br and it brings you back to that day, Robert DePalma, University of Manchester br graduate student, via BBC.br We’ve got so many details with this br site that tell us what happened moment br by moment, it’s almost like watching it br play out in the movies.