Rapid and Severe Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction in Antarctic

Rapid and Severe Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction in Antarctic

How the event that killed off the dinosaurs wiped out
life in Antarctica, The Conversation, June 2, 2016
http://theconversation.com/how-the-event-that-killed-off-the-dinosaurs-wiped-out-life-in-antarctica-60265?

Fossils Suggest Antarctic Creatures Were Affected By
Dinosaur-Killing Extinction Event. Contrary to previous
beliefs, a new study suggests that Antarctic creatures
weren't safe from the dinosaur-killing extinction
event at the end of the Cretaceous Period
Headlines & Global News-May 31, 2016
http://www.hngn.com/articles/199935/20160531/fossils-suggest-antarctic-creatures-were-affected-dinosaur-killing-extinction-event.htm

Fossils Suggest Antarctic Creatures Were Affected By
Dinosaur-Killing Extinction Event. University of Leeds.
http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/south-polar-regions-end-cretaceous-extinction-03898.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160526091956.htm

Witts, J. D., R. J. Whittle, P. B. Wignall, J. A. Crame,
J. E. Francis, R. J. Newton, and V. C. Bowman, 2016,
Macrofossil evidence for a rapid and severe
Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction in Antarctica.
Nature Communications. Vol. 7, Article number: 11738
doi:10.1038/ncomms11738
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160526/ncomms11738/full/ncomms11738.html

PDF file at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301658453_Macrofossil_evidence_for_a_rapid_and_severe_Cretaceous-Paleogene_mass_extinction_in_Antarctica

Yours,

Paul H.