The Chicxulub asteroid impact and mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
P Schulte, L Alegret, I Arenillas, JA Arz, PJ Barton… - Science, 2010 - science.org
The Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary~ 65.5 million years ago marks one of the three largest
mass extinctions in the past 500 million years. The extinction event coincided with a large …
mass extinctions in the past 500 million years. The extinction event coincided with a large …
On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
The cause of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction is vigorously debated, owing to the
occurrence of a very large bolide impact and flood basalt volcanism near the boundary …
occurrence of a very large bolide impact and flood basalt volcanism near the boundary …
U-Pb constraints on pulsed eruption of the Deccan Traps across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
Temporal correlation between some continental flood basalt eruptions and mass extinctions
has been proposed to indicate causality, with eruptive volatile release driving environmental …
has been proposed to indicate causality, with eruptive volatile release driving environmental …
[HTML][HTML] The Cyclostratigraphy Intercomparison Project (CIP): consistency, merits and pitfalls
Cyclostratigraphy is an important tool for understanding astronomical climate forcing and
reading geological time in sedimentary sequences, provided that an imprint of insolation …
reading geological time in sedimentary sequences, provided that an imprint of insolation …
Solar System chaos and the Paleocene–Eocene boundary age constrained by geology and astronomy
RE Zeebe, LJ Lourens - Science, 2019 - science.org
Astronomical calculations reveal the Solar System's dynamical evolution, including its
chaoticity, and represent the backbone of cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology. An …
chaoticity, and represent the backbone of cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology. An …
Time scales of critical events around the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
Mass extinctions manifest in Earth's geologic record were turning points in biotic evolution.
We present 40Ar/39Ar data that establish synchrony between the Cretaceous-Paleogene …
We present 40Ar/39Ar data that establish synchrony between the Cretaceous-Paleogene …
La2010: a new orbital solution for the long-term motion of the Earth
We present here a new solution for the astronomical computation of the orbital motion of the
Earth spanning from 0 to− 250 Myr. The main improvement with respect to our previous …
Earth spanning from 0 to− 250 Myr. The main improvement with respect to our previous …
[PDF][PDF] Biozonation and biochronology of Paleogene calcareous nannofossils from low and middle latitudes
Calcareous nannofossils have provided a powerful biostratigraphic tool since the 1950's
and 1960's, when several milestone papers began to highlight their potential use in dating …
and 1960's, when several milestone papers began to highlight their potential use in dating …
U-Pb geochronology of the Deccan Traps and relation to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
The Chicxulub asteroid impact (Mexico) and the eruption of the massive Deccan volcanic
province (India) are two proposed causes of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, which …
province (India) are two proposed causes of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, which …
Synchronizing rock clocks of Earth history
Calibration of the geological time scale is achieved by independent radioisotopic and
astronomical dating, but these techniques yield discrepancies of∼ 1.0% or more, limiting …
astronomical dating, but these techniques yield discrepancies of∼ 1.0% or more, limiting …