T. rex and the Crater of Doom
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T. rex and the Crater of Doom is a popular science book by geologist Walter Alvarez that explains the asteroid impact theory for the dinosaurs’ mass extinction and the discovery of the Chicxulub crater.
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| T. rex and the Crater of Doom canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| author | Walter Alvarez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
collaboration between geologists and physicists
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global distribution of the iridium-rich clay layer ⓘ search for the impact site associated with the K–Pg extinction ⓘ |
| explains |
discovery of the Chicxulub impact crater
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evidence for an asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous ⓘ iridium anomaly at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary ⓘ role of impact in extinction of non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| field |
geology
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paleontology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| genre | science writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
first-person narrative by a geologist
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historical account of a scientific discovery ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Earth history
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K–Pg boundary layer NERFINISHED ⓘ impact craters ⓘ mass extinction mechanisms ⓘ |
| impactLocationDiscussed | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactStructureDiscussed | Chicxulub impact structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in dinosaurs ⓘ readers interested in geology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chicxulub crater
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Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid impact hypothesis ⓘ dinosaurs ⓘ mass extinction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Walter Alvarez’s research on the K–Pg boundary
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scientific process behind establishing the impact hypothesis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Chicxulub crater
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Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid impact hypothesis for dinosaur extinction ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
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end of the Cretaceous ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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