Despite opposition from some scientists, the idea that the dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid that slammed into Mexico s Yucatan peninsula has won general acceptance since it was first mooted in the early 1990s.

• 很早就有科学家认为恐龙是因为受到小行星撞击墨西哥尤卡坦半岛的影响而灭绝的，尽管这一观点遭到了一些科学家的反对，但自从20世纪90年代初首次提出以来，就赢得了广泛的赞同。