The last day of the dinosaurs, as an interactive painting

Made by Opus 5.5, this scene layers painted dinosaurs, trees, water, and skies in an interactive 2.5D world. Seven movements follow a Cretaceous valley from evening to impact, darkness, and survival.

One soundtrack, Neon Reed Pulse, drives the camera and sound design. Drag to look around, pinch or scroll to move closer, and use the timeline to travel backward or forward. Fullscreen is available where supported.

The Chicxulub impact about 66 million years ago is strongly linked to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Birds survived. This is an artistic interpretation, not a scientific simulation: the local sequence, countdown, colours, behaviour, and compressed timescale are dramatized.

Some captions have been softened for uncertainty. The length and severity of the impact winter depend on the climate model and the mixture of dust, soot, and sulfur aerosols. Read the Natural History Museum overview ↗ and the 2023 impact-winter study ↗.

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