Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific theory
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gptkbp:category |
gptkb:astronomy
geology paleontology |
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:evidence |
gptkb:Chicxulub_crater
gptkb:iridium_anomaly |
gptkbp:focusesOn |
gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alvarez hypothesis
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gptkbp:influenced |
impact hypothesis for mass extinctions
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
volcanism hypothesis
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gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Luis_Alvarez
gptkb:Walter_Alvarez |
gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Science_(journal)
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
dinosaurs extinction
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gptkbp:requires |
mass extinction at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary was caused by a large asteroid impact
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gptkbp:status |
widely accepted
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gptkbp:yearProposed |
1980
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Walter_Alvarez
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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