Oklahoma's Buried Crater May Be About 100 Million Years Younger Than Thought

A Buried Oklahoma Crater Was Dated to the Wrong Era—and It Actually Lines Up With a Mass Extinction

“No matter what technique we used, it was coming back to this younger signal.”

Meteor hit Oklahoma 100 million years later Than previously...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have rewritten a small part of Oklahoma's geologic history with global implications for ancient life. Below the surface of the small town of Ames, Oklahoma, a meteor impact site spans miles. The crater is buried by sedimentary strata in the subsurface, but it remains an important marker of Oklahoma's ancient past and present-day economy; the Ames impact structure is a major oil and gas producer. I…

Oklahoma's Buried Crater May Be About 100 Million Years Younger Than Thought

New dating of melted rock beneath Oklahoma suggests the Ames crater could be about 100 million years younger than thought.

10-Mile-Wide Ames Impact Crater Linked to 372-Million-Year-Old Violent Extinction Event

The 10-mile-wide Ames impact crater in Oklahoma likely formed during a violent extinction event 100 million years later than believed.

Meteor Hit Oklahoma 100 Million Years Later Than Previously Thought

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have rewritten a small part of Oklahoma’s geologic history with global implications for ancient life. Below the […]

New meteor conclusion about NW Oklahoma oil producing region - Oklahoma Energy Today

Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin have rewritten a small part of Oklahoma’s geologic history that has been considered a major oil and gas producing area in the northwestern part of the state. Below the surface of the small town of Ames, Oklahoma, a meteor impact site spans miles. The crater is buried […]