Marine biodiversity during the latest Cretaceous in Antarctica and the nature of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction

The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction event occurred 66 million years ago, the most recent of the ‘Big Five’ extinction crises of the last 540 million years. This event had a profound effect on both life and the broader Earth system, with the extinction of up to 75% of life. Despite years...

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Main Author: Witts, James David
Other Authors: Wignall, Paul B. ; Francis, Jane E. ; Newton, Robert J. ; Crame, J. Alistair
Published: University of Leeds 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.692416