Geologists seek signs of meteorite strike 300 million years ago

Sunday, September 28, 2003

OSCEOLA, Mo. -- The possibility that a meteorite slammed into a sea that covered much of Missouri 300 million years ago brought more than 100 geologists and students to St. Clair and Hickory counties to look for evidence of the collision.

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