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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaefer, Bettina
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84789