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05 September, 2008 

 
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  • 101 Crazy Dinosaur Theories - Theories about dinosaur extinction
  • The Cretaceous Extinction - 85 percent of all species died in the K+T extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period. This article provides information on the geological setting, the species affected and the possible causes of the event.
  • Dinosaur Extinction - Short summaries of some theories of dinosaur extinction.
  • Dinosaur Volcano Greenhouse Extinction - The dinosaur extinction occurred during a Deccan Traps volcanism+induced greenhouse climate change. By Dewey McLean.
  • Dinosaurs and Extinctions - From the Classroom of the Future website. Includes an introduction to the major theories on the Cretaceous+Tertiary extinction event.
  • Dinosaurs' End: The Gravitational Hypothesis - An original, serious and well+argued theory by F.Malmartel explaining dinosaur extinction, especially why dinosaurs disappeared when other reptiles survived.
  • The End+Cretaceous (K+T) Extinction - Discusses geologic setting, possible causes, and species affected by the event at the end of the Mesozoic Era.
  • The Great Mystery - Information on current and past hypotheses on dinosaur extinctions from the University of California Paleontology Museum.
  • The K+T Extinction - Essay by Richard Cowen about the mass extinction of many species that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous Period and how the catastrophe hypotheses hold up to scrutiny.
  • The Sylacauga Astrobleme and the Cretaceous+Tertiary Event - Harold Clinton Gragg considers the evidence for a newly discovered 135 km impact crater in central Alabama, and its significance with regards to the Cretaceous+Tertiary Event.
  • Timing and Rate of the KT Extinction: What Else Died Out? - Article by Pete Goddard on this subject covering the sea, the land and the air, and coming to the conclusion that the evidence points to a single catastrophic event.

  • Science Daily: A World Ruled By Fungi - After the extinction event, the dominant life form was the fungi that thrived in the dark. Researchers have constructed a timeline of the fungal takeover and eventual replacement by resurgent plant life. (March 8, 2004)

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