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Asteroid impact, not volcanism, caused the end-Cretaceous dinosaur extinction
The Cretaceous/Paleogene mass extinction, 66 Ma, included the demise of non-avian dinosaurs. Intense debate has focused on the relative roles of Deccan volcanism and the Chicxulub asteroid impact as kill mechanisms for this event. Here, we combine fossil-occurrence data with paleoclimate and habitat...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7382232/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32601204 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006087117 |