2023

Dust played a major role in dinosaur demise

Senel, C. B. ; Claeys, P. ; Karatekin, O. ; Temel, O. ; Dehant, V. ; Kaskes, P. ; Vellekoop, J. ; Pham, L.B.S. ; Baland, R.-M.


Released on 2023-10-30

Abstract: Fine dust from pulverized rock generated by the Chicxulub impact likely played a dominant role in global climate cooling and the disruption of photosynthesis following the event. This is suggested by a new study published in Nature Geoscience, in which researchers Cem Berk Cenel, Özgür Karatekin and Orkun Temel of the Royal Observatory of Belgium contributed.

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