Scientists Question Asteroid Extinction of Dinosaurs

As a former biochemist and young-earth-creationist sympathizer, I love to see science (as well as archaeology) discover something new that undermines previous conclusions and supports creationist claims.

Of note is the recent controversial claim by scientists in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the Chicxulub asteroid, formerly thought to have caused the extinction of Dinosaurs, predates that event by 300K years. They further state that probably, another asteroid plus a bunch of volcanic action probably did the job. Check out the easy to read redux in National Geographic.

As it turns out, this controversy has been going on since the 1980's, and creationists have argued that a global flood caused the extinction, of which volcanic eruptions was a part. In fact, some scientists already admit that water was involved, but they go to great lengths to deny a global flood. For instance, they mention possible tsunamis and such:

‘The enormous area covered by Morrison sediments and the general thinness of the sedimentary sheet (being in most areas less than 100m in thickness) indicate that the sediments were distributed by widespread, flowing water.’
- Dobson, P., Behrensmeyer, A.K., Bakker, R.T. and McIntosh, J.S., Taphonomy and paleoecology of the dinosaur beds of the Jurassic Morrison Formation, Paleobiology 6(2):228, 1980.

To me, this is more evidence that science has not controverted biblical claims, including the worldwide flood of Noah, and that the creationist model fits the data as well or better than the other claims of evolutionary biology, geology, and astronomy.

Here's a very nice (long ) creationist article about the extinction of the dinosaurs, with over 200 references in the bibliography!