Post-Asteroid Recovery
A hidden seed bank in the soil played a crucial role in the survival of beaked birds after the asteroid impact, allowing them to thrive on available seeds and nuts. It took around 100,000 years for vegetation to show signs of recovery, marked by the emergence of ferns, known as disaster taxa. Eventually, a million years later, dense forests and flowering plants began to flourish, reshaping the ecosystem.In this clip
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