[meteorite-list] What killed off the Mammoth?
From: John Lutzon <jl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:28:35 -0400 Message-ID: <A493898FA69248138A0E1D7210C5E8F2_at_Home> I really hate to get into this one. However, Richard you always seem to get a good chuckle outta me. And, let's not forget bovine flatulence. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Montgomery" <rickmont at earthlink.net> To: "E.P. Grondine" <epgrondine at yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What killed off the Mammoth? Hmmm....I thought it was aerosol sprays, SUVs and Edison lightbulbs (all sales of the latter, btw, have been suspended.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "E.P. Grondine" <epgrondine at yahoo.com> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:38 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] What killed off the Mammoth? > Hi Paul - > > The answer is the same thing that killed off many megafuana > intercontinentally, instantaneously, and simlutaneously: global climate > collapse, i.l., "nucelar winter". > > Now they are two causes of global dust loading, one of which is volcanic > eruption, the other impact. Since we have no evidence of volcanic > eruption, we are left with impact. > > PS- Sterling, Wrangle Island mammoth were already the size of large dogs, > so small as to constitute a different species, using the old definition > based on ability to interbreed. > > EP > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sat 16 Jun 2012 11:28:35 AM PDT |
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