The Chicxulub impact and its environmental consequences
The extinction of the dinosaurs and around three-quarters of all living species was almost
certainly caused by a large asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Seismic data acquired …
certainly caused by a large asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Seismic data acquired …
Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure
The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction is marked globally by elevated
concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago …
concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago …
The impact catastrophism and Alvarez theory of mass extinctions in a retrospective, perspective and prospective: towards the Phanerozoic impact event stratigraphy
G Racki, C Koeberl - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite several, sometimes prominent propagators, meteorite impact research had a long
period of peripheral status until the 1980s. Since then there has been an intensive search for …
period of peripheral status until the 1980s. Since then there has been an intensive search for …
End of the Cretaceous
SPS Gulick - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
The Cretaceous ended when the Chicxulub asteroid struck the Yucatán platform, and all
deposits and landforms generated are earliest Paleocene in age. Drill core from the …
deposits and landforms generated are earliest Paleocene in age. Drill core from the …
Formation of the crater suevite sequence from the Chicxulub peak ring: A petrographic, geochemical, and sedimentological characterization
This study presents a new classification of a∼ 100-m-thick crater suevite sequence in the
recent International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)-International Continental Scientific …
recent International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)-International Continental Scientific …
[HTML][HTML] Search for a meteoritic component within the impact melt rocks of the Chicxulub impact structure peak ring, Mexico
Constraining the degree of preservation of a meteoritic signature within an impact structure
provides vital insights in the complex pathways and processes that occur during and after an …
provides vital insights in the complex pathways and processes that occur during and after an …
Life before impact in the Chicxulub area: unique marine ichnological signatures preserved in crater suevite
To fully assess the resilience and recovery of life in response to the Cretaceous–Paleogene
(K-Pg) boundary mass extinction~ 66 million years ago, it is paramount to understand …
(K-Pg) boundary mass extinction~ 66 million years ago, it is paramount to understand …
Faunal and stratigraphic analysis of the basal Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary event deposits, Brazos River, Texas, USA
KM Irizarry, JD Witts, MP Garb, A Rashkova… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
A bolide impact∼ 66 million years ago near Chicxulub, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
triggered environmental perturbations on a global scale, leading to a mass extinction at the …
triggered environmental perturbations on a global scale, leading to a mass extinction at the …
Mapping the Chicxulub impact stratigraphy and peak ring using drilling and seismic data
GL Christeson, JV Morgan… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We integrate high‐resolution full‐waveform velocity models with seismic reflection images to
map the peak ring and impactite stratigraphy at the Chicxulub structure. International Ocean …
map the peak ring and impactite stratigraphy at the Chicxulub structure. International Ocean …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing event magnitude and target water depth for marine-target impacts: Ocean resurge deposits in the Chicxulub M0077A drill core compared
The rim wall of water formed from even a modestly-sized marine impact may be kilometers in
height. Although modeling has shown that this wave swiftly breaks and relatively rapidly …
height. Although modeling has shown that this wave swiftly breaks and relatively rapidly …