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The Chicxulub asteroid impact and mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
Schulte Peter
1, *
Laia Alegret
2
Ignacio Arenillas
2
José A. Arz
2
Penny J. Barton
3
Paul R. Bown
4
Timothy J. Bralower
5
Gail L. Christeson
6
Philippe Claeys
7
Charles S. Cockell
8, 9
Gareth S. Collins
10
Alexander Deutsch
11
Tamara J. Goldin
12
Kazuhisa Goto
13
José M. Grajales-Nishimura
14
Richard A. F. Grieve
15
Sean P. S. Gulick
16
Kirk R. Johnson
17
Wolfgang Kiessling
18
Christian Koeberl
19
David A. Kring
20
Kenneth G. Macleod
21
Takafumi Matsui
22
Jay Melosh
23
Alessandro Montanari
24
Joanna V. Morgan
10
Clive R. Neal
25
Douglas J. Nichols
17
Richard D. Norris
26
Elisabetta Pierazzo
27
Greg Ravizza
28
Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra
29
Wolf Uwe Reimold
18
Eric Robin
30
Tobias Salge
31
Robert P. Speijer
32
Arthur R. Sweet
33
Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi
34
Vivi Vajda
35
Michael T. Whalen
36
Pi S. Willumsen
35
*
Corresponding author
Schulte Peter 1
Correspondent author
Laia Alegret 2
Author
Ignacio Arenillas 2
Author
José A. Arz 2
Author
Penny J. Barton 3
Author
Paul R. Bown 4
Author
Timothy J. Bralower 5
Author
Gail L. Christeson 6
Author
Philippe Claeys 7
Author
Charles S. Cockell 8, 9
Author
Gareth S. Collins 10
Author
Alexander Deutsch 11
Author
Tamara J. Goldin 12
Author
Kazuhisa Goto 13
Author
José M. Grajales-Nishimura 14
Author
Richard A. F. Grieve 15
Author
Sean P. S. Gulick 16
Author
Kirk R. Johnson 17
Author
Wolfgang Kiessling 18
Author
Christian Koeberl 19
Author
David A. Kring 20
Author
Kenneth G. Macleod 21
Author
Takafumi Matsui 22
Author
Jay Melosh 23
Author
Alessandro Montanari 24
Author
Joanna V. Morgan 10
Author
Clive R. Neal 25
Author
Douglas J. Nichols 17
Author
Richard D. Norris 26
Author
Elisabetta Pierazzo 27
Author
Greg Ravizza 28
Author
Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra 29
Author
Wolf Uwe Reimold 18
Author
Eric Robin 30
Author IdHAL : robin-eric ResearcherId : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/H-8125-2014 ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-2640
Tobias Salge 31
Author
Robert P. Speijer 32
Author
Arthur R. Sweet 33
Author
Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi 34
Author
Vivi Vajda 35
Author
Michael T. Whalen 36
Author
Pi S. Willumsen 35
Author
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FAU - Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Schlossplatz 4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany - Germany)
2
University of Zaragoza - Universidad de Zaragoza [Zaragoza] (Pedro Cerbuna,12
50009 Zaragoza - España - Spain)
3
CAM - University of Cambridge [UK] (The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TN - United Kingdom)
4
Department of Earth Sciences [UCL london] (United Kingdom)
- UCL - University College of London [London] (Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT - United Kingdom)
5
Penn State - Pennsylvania State University (201 Old Main, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 - United States)
- Penn State System (Pennsylvania, PA, USA, Etats-Unis - United States)
6
JSG - Jackson School of Geosciences (Austin, TX 78712-1692, Texas
- United States)
- University of Texas at Austin [Austin] (1 University Station Austin, Texas 78712 - United States)
7
ESSc - Earth System Science Group [Brussels] (Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels - Belgium)
- VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel - Belgium)
8
PSSRI - Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute [Milton Keynes] ( Open University, Walton Hal,l MK7 6AA Milton Keynes - United Kingdom)
- CEPSAR - Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research [Milton Keynes] (The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA - United Kingdom)
- OU - The Open University [Milton Keynes] (Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA - United Kingdom)
9
CEPSAR - Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research [Milton Keynes] (The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA - United Kingdom)
- OU - The Open University [Milton Keynes] (Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA - United Kingdom)
10
Imperial College London (South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ - United Kingdom)
11
Institut für Planetologie [Münster] (Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster
- Germany)
- WWU - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Universität Münster Schlossplatz 2 48149 Münster - Germany)
12
University of Vienna [Vienna] (Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien - Austria)
13
School of Engineering [Tohoku Univ] (School of Engineering, Tohoku University
6-6, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
980-8579, Japan - Japan)
- Tohoku University [Sendai] (2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan - Japan)
14
IMP - Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo (Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Norte 152 Col. San Bartolo Atepehuacan, México D.F. C.P 07730 - Mexico)
15
Earth Sciences Sector (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4, Canada. - France)
- NRCan - Natural Resources Canada (7 Observatory Crescent, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0Y3, Canada - Canada)
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University of Texas at Austin [Austin] (1 University Station Austin, Texas 78712 - United States)
17
Denver Museum of Nature and Science (2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205 - United States)
18
Museum für Naturkunde [Berlin] (Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin - Germany)
19
Department of Lithospheric Research [Wien] (Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna - Austria)
- Universität Wien (Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien - Austria)
20
Center for Lunar Science and Exploration [Houston] (USRA-LPI, Houston, TX 77058-1113, USA - United States)
- LPI - Lunar and Planetary Institute [Houston] (3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058 - United States)
21
Department of Geological Sciences [Columbia] (University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, États-Unis - United States)
- Mizzou - University of Missouri [Columbia] (230 Jesse Hall | Columbia, MO 65211 - United States)
- University of Missouri System (Columbia Kansas City St. Louis Rolla, Missouri, U.S. - United States)
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Dept of Complex Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Science (5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa Chiba 227-8562 - Japan)
- UTokyo - The University of Tokyo (7 Chome-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japon - Japan)
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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences [Purdue University] (550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907–
2051, USA. - United States)
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OGC - Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco (62020 Frontale di Apiro (MC)
- Italy)
25
CEEES - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Science [Notre Dame] (156 Fitzpatrick Hall , Notre Dame, IN 46556 - United States)
- UND - University of Notre Dame [Indiana] (Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 - United States)
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SIO - Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0208, U.S.A. - United States)
- UC San Diego - University of California [San Diego] (9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 USA - United States)
- University of California (United States)
27
PSI - Planetary Science Institute [Tucson] (1700 E Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719 - United States)
28
Department of Geology and Geophysics [Mānoa] (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu - United States)
- UHM - University of Hawai‘i [Mānoa] (1890 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822 - United States)
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- Université Paris-Saclay (Espace Technologique, Bat. Discovery - RD 128 - 2e ét., 91190 Saint-Aubin - France)
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NRCan - Natural Resources Canada (7 Observatory Crescent, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0Y3, Canada - Canada)
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Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences [Lund] (Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund - Sweden)
- Lund University [Lund] (Paradisgatan 2 Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund - Sweden)
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Abstract : 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 asteroid
impact at Chicxulub, Mexico, and occurred within the time of Deccan flood basalt volcanism in
India. Here, we synthesize records of the global stratigraphy across this boundary to assess the
proposed causes of the mass extinction. Notably, a single ejecta-rich deposit compositionally linked
to the Chicxulub impact is globally distributed at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. The
temporal match between the ejecta layer and the onset of the extinctions and the agreement of
ecological patterns in the fossil record with modeled environmental perturbations (for example,
darkness and cooling) lead us to conclude that the Chicxulub impact triggered the mass extinction
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- DOI : 10.1126/science.1177265
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Schulte Peter, Laia Alegret, Ignacio Arenillas, José A. Arz, Penny J. Barton, et al.. The Chicxulub asteroid impact and mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2010, 327 (5970), pp.1214. ⟨10.1126/science.1177265⟩. ⟨cea-00818136⟩
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