Cretaceous Extinctions: Multiple Causes

2010/05/20 by J. David Archibald, W. A. Clemens, Kevin Padian +26 · 8 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

paper · doi:10.1126/science.328.5981.973-a

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Abstract

![Figure][1] Deccan plateau basalts. Lava from Deccan volcanism formed distinct layering. CREDIT: GSFC/NASA In the Review “The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary” (P. Schulte et al. , 5 March, p. [1214][2]), the terminal Cretaceous

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