[meteorite-list] New Younger Dryas impact Paper - Observations from Patagonia

From: Paul <etchplain_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 21:55:58 -0500
Message-ID: <7fa75bb3-5581-316e-d61d-0e9c27c41d4a_at_att.net>

Major cosmic impact 12,800 years ago
Geologic and paleontological evidence unearthed
in southern Chile supports the theory that a major
cosmic impact event occurred approximately
12,800 years ago, University of California -
Santa Barbara, March 13, 2019
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190313140616.htm

Pino, M., Abarz?a, A.M., Astorga, G., Martel-Cea, A.,
Cossio-Montecinos, N., Navarro, R.X., Lira, M.P.,
Labarca, R., LeCompte, M.A., Adedeji, V. and Moore,
C.R., 2019. Sedimentary record from Patagonia,
southern Chile supports cosmic-impact triggering
of biomass burning, climate change, and megafaunal
extinctions at 12.8 ka. Scientific Reports, 9(1), no.4413.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-38089-y

Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Sat 16 Mar 2019 10:55:58 PM PDT