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T Rex was born in the Irish Sea, say scientists

The researchers, who have analysed rock formations in the British Isles and France, believe the impact caused a tsunami that swamped large parts of Europe.

They argue the meteor strike 200m years ago and others like it may have led to changes in the Earth’s climate that caused some species to die out and others to dominate.

It has long been argued that the extinction of the dinosaurs 65m years ago was caused by a massive asteroid strike.

But scientists have wondered why dinosaurs, which had previously been relatively puny, began to develop into giants such as Tyrannosaurus rex about 200m years ago.

One theory is that increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere led to bigger plants, which encouraged the development of bigger herbivores…

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