The end-Cretaceous mass extinction event--Recovery and evolution of life
The end-Cretaceous mass extinction is linked to an asteroid impact 66 Ma ago. Biomarker and stable isotopes are used to summarise the extinction event and the recovery of microbial life in the Chicxulub impact crater. First evidence of photosynthesis is observed 30,000 years after the impact. Additi...
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Curtin University
2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84789 |