Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific controversy
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gptkbp:centeredIn |
origin of iridium layer at K–Pg boundary
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gptkbp:debatedBy |
gptkb:Luis_Alvarez
gptkb:Walter_Alvarez gptkb:Gerta_Keller gptkb:Jan_Smit gptkb:Frank_Asaro gptkb:Helen_Michel |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Iridium Controversy
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gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:iridium_anomaly
volcanism hypothesis asteroid impact theory |
gptkbp:location |
worldwide (K–Pg boundary sites)
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gptkbp:period |
1980s
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gptkbp:proposedExplanation |
gptkb:volcanic_activity_(Deccan_Traps)
asteroid impact |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Alvarez_hypothesis
gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
ongoing debate about mass extinction causes
support for impact hypothesis |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Petrophonics
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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