Dinosaurs, Diamonds, and Things from Outer Space

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ISBN: 9780804723923 | 0804723923
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1995

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An internationally known scientist explains in a new and convincing theory why most life on earth, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. The book is written in an accessible manner with personal anecdotes and wit and without scientific jargon.

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A Note on Jargon
Introduction	p. 1
The Badlands of Alberta	p. 12
Death and Survival at the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Event	p. 23
The Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Around the World	p. 47
The Solar System, Vortices, and Comets	p. 65
Bolide Impacts and Vulcanism	p. 91
Theories of the Periodicity of Extinctions	p. 108
Meteors and Meteorites, Shooting Stars and Fireballs	p. 118
What Hit at the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary	p. 127
The Energetics of Impactors	p. 148
Supernovae and Cometary Acceleration	p. 157
The Search for Supernova Debris	p. 172
A Scenario of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Event	p. 184
Implications for Evolution	p. 201
Glossary	p. 211
Readings	p. 229
Index	p. 233
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Dinosaurs, Diamonds, and Things from Outer Space

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