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Which theory? That KT extinction was based on an asteroid strike, or that the 200km wide crater in the Yucitan was the specific impact?
by mabbo 8y ago
Which theory? That KT extinction was based on an asteroid strike, or that the 200km wide crater in the Yucitan was the specific impact?
- close04 8y agoThat it was the strike that single-handedly caused the extinction rather than just being the straw that broke the camel's back. It's still being debated but usually for something as established as the Yucatan impact to be called into question I can assume there must be some solid evidence to weaken the earlier assumptions. Time (and further investigation) will tell.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoI've read others. This is the one that I knew were easy to find. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/dinosaur-extinction-debate/565769/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/dinosau... p.s. The arc of my point being the OP original article makes a statement as an absolute when it should know that that just isn't the case. Which also perpetuates the myth, and thus delays people being able to unlearn what is a non-fact. Kinda makes ya wonder how science ScienceMag really is, yes?