The latest theory from the global warmists is that dinosaurs, specifically the huge herbivores, caused their own extinction by farting so much methane gas that it caused bigtime greenhouse effect, overheated the planet, and killed them off. Somebody obviously has extrapolated from the known large methane contribution of domestic cattle.
I don't know whether to giggle or groan. Heck, it could even be true, who knows? See The Week article on Yahoo News for details.