different theories about why this happened. Here are some of them: Asteroid Impact. A big asteroid hit the earth, It is thought that the impact would have caused big damage, this would have destroyed the plants and the dinosaurs died of hunger. Ice Age Theory. The earth would be covered with ice and there would be no plant and the dinosaurs died of hunger. Volcano Theory. A large active volcano caused a change in climate, to which the dinosaurs did not adapt and died. and what do you think happened?