Ever wonder why mammals survived the asteroid impact at the KPg boundary, 66 million years ago, while the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct? In this video, I cover the major factors that allow mammals to survive the KPg mass extinction event over dinosaurs. Hope you enjoy!

0:00 Intro & Why We Care
1:53 The KPg Extinction Took Out Dinos
2:31 But Mammals Survived then Radiated
4:40 Leading up to the KPg Event
6:22 Mammals Were Hit HARD
7:11 Mammals vs Other Mammals
9:04 Mammal vs Dino Size
11:37 Mammal vs Dino Diet
11:59 Mammal vs Dino Niche
12:42 Dinos Already Declining?
13:40 Mammal vs Dino Stability
15:45 Mammal vs Dino Metabolism
16:22 Extinctions of Other Mammals
17:02 Post-Extinction Rise of Mammals

References:
Brussatte, 2022- https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...
Sakamoto et al. 2016- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23...
Goswami et al. 2011- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1108723108
Garcia-Giron et al. 2022- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add5040
Brocklehurst et al. 2021- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04...
Hunter, 2020- https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202051617
Pires et al. 2018- http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0458
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