FossilsunearthedbyTylerandhisteamcomefrom a timejustaftertheimpact, a periodweknowlittleabout.
タイラーと彼のチームが出土した化石は 衝突直後のもので 私たちがほとんど知らない時代のものです
I wouldsaythatthediscoveryatKrellBluffsis a hugescientificbreakthrough, andit's oneofthemostcriticalintervalsinEarth's history, theintervalwhenmammalscameintoprominence.
FromrightafterEarth's lastmassextinction, thecrowdbluffsDiscoverypaints a pictureof a completeecosystemwitheverythingfromplantstomammalsthesizeofpigsandlargedogs.
Oneofthesebreakthroughsiscomputedtomographyorsimply C T scans.
これらの画期的な技術の一つは、コンピュータ断層撮影、または単にC Tスキャンです。
Priorto C T technologyandpaleontology, wereallyhadtocutopenthefossils.
C T技術や古生物学の前には、本当に化石を切り開かなければなりませんでした。
Wejustdidnothaveaccessto a lotofanatomywithouthavingtodestructivelysamplethesepreciousobjectsandthe C T dataallowsyoutolookinsidethatthingandtosaysomethingaboutthesizeofitsinhernose, itsbrain.
Thedronesareabletocapturehighresolution X Y andseedatabygettingdataonpreciselocationandelevation, theteamisabletoaccuratelyplacefossilsinrelationtotheCretaceousPaleoJeanBoundarythings.
K P G Boundaryis a physicalremnantfromtheasteroidimpactthatwipedoutthedinosaurs.
K P G バウンダリーとは、恐竜を一掃した小惑星衝突の物理的名残です。
ThisgeologicalmarkercanbefoundallaroundtheworldWiththisboundaryas a marker, scientistsareabletousetheradioactivedecayofcertainisotopesandthemagneticreversaloftheplanettoe.
Sobuilding a timelineorwhatwewouldcall a geochronologicalframeworkintherocksiscriticalforustostudyevolution, theteamisworkingtoaccuratelydatetheirfossilsandtracethefirstmillionyearsimmediatelyafterthemassextinction.
Ultimately, whatwewanttodoisunderstandevolutionandhowwegottothepresentmomenttoday, beingabletoplacethingsontheplanetpreciselytogetultimatelyto a frameworkandthenbeingabletopeerinside.