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Record Nr.

UNINA9910708653103321

Autore

Chao E. C. T.

Titolo

Comparison of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary impact events and the 0.77-Ma Australasian tektite event : relevance to mass extinction / / by E.C.T. Chao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Printing Office, , 1993

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 22 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; ; 2050

Soggetti

Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

Extinction (Biology)

Tektite

Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed August 25, 2014).

"Reinterpretation of iridium anomalies, shocked quartz, and microtektites attributed to cratering events in Cretaceous-Tertiaryboundary sections. Evidence from the Ries crater of Germany and Australasian tektites is essential to understanding giant craters and mass extinction."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-22).