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Author:	Charles Frankel
Subcategory:	Biological Sciences
Language:	English
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (October 13, 1999)
Pages:	236 pages
Category:	Math and Science
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The discovery of the giant Chicxulub impact crater, buried off the coast of Mexico, unveiled the solution to one . Scientists uncovered physical evidence to explain the mass extinction that rocked the Earth 65 million years ago.

The discovery of the giant Chicxulub impact crater, buried off the coast of Mexico, unveiled the solution to one of Earth's greatest mysteries-what killed the dinosaurs. Step-by-step, The End of the Dinosaurs: Chicxulub Crater and Mass Extinctions tells this g The discovery of the giant Chicxulub impact crater, buried off the coast of Mexico, unveiled the solution to one of Earth's greatest mysteries-what killed the dinosaurs

With no surface exposures, geophysical surveys and drilling are required to study the crater. Differential compaction between the impact breccias and the surrounding carbonate rocks has produced a ring-fracture structure that at the surface reflects in a small topographic depression and the karstic cenote ring.

The extinction pattern of the Maastrichtian indicates that long-term and . Sixty-six million years ago, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction ended the reign of the dinosaurs.

non-avian dinosaurs became extinct, whereas birds survived.

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By: Charles Frankel(Author). 223 pages, B/w photos, figs. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. 1. The night of the dinosaurs 2. A detective's diary 3. A controversial idea 4. Looking for the crater 5. Chicxulub Crater 6. A Cataclysmic Event 7. Waiting for the comet.

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End of the era of non-avian dinosaurs. 2016 Chicxulub crater drilling project. 5 Alternative hypotheses. This plant extinction caused a major reshuffling of the dominant plant groups. Omnivores, insectivores, and carrion-eaters survived the extinction event, perhaps because of the increased availability of their food sources

Chicxulub crater and mass extinctions. by Charles Frankel Region Campeche, Bay of, Chicxulub Crater, Mexico. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chicxulub crater and mass extinctions. Published 1999 by Cambridge University Press in New York. Region Campeche, Bay of, Chicxulub Crater, Mexico. xii, 223 p. : Number of pages.

The discovery of the giant Chicxulub impact crater, buried off the coast of Mexico, unveiled the solution to one of Earth's greatest mysteries--what killed the dinosaurs. Scientists uncovered physical evidence to explain the mass extinction that rocked the Earth 65 million years ago. Step-by-step, The End of the Dinosaurs: Chicxulub Crater and Mass Extinctions tells this great scientific detective story. Charles Frankel recounts the birth of the cosmic hypothesis, which holds that the crash of a meteor on the Earth's surface killed two-thirds of life and all the dinosaurs. He first provides a dramatic account of the impact and its aftermath. Frankel then goes on to detail the controversy that preceded the acceptance of the cosmic hypothesis, the search for the crater, its discovery and ongoing exploration, and the effect of the giant impact on the biosphere. In addition, he reviews other mass extinctions in the fossil record and the threat of asteroids and comets to our planet today. More than 70 photographs and diagrams enhance and help illustrate the material. Filled with drama and interesting science, The End of the Dinosaurs will readily appeal to both the general reader fascinated with the subject and the specialist always searching for more clues to this great mystery. Charles Frankel has written a number of articles on the earth sciences in books and magazines. His many books include Volcanoes of the Solar System (Cambridge University Press 1996).

Comments:

Shan

This book explained in great, but not excessive, detail the detective work that led up to the now more or less universally accepted theory that a heavenly body kicked Dino all the way to extinction. I was more than pleased with it, it is perfect for readers with no solid scientific background, without becoming superficial, and even though some reviewers have accused it of being a tad biased, as in being heavily into the impact theory camp. that can easily be ignored, as the impact theory is so solid, that any alternative theory will have one hell of a struggle to become convincing.

Dusho

The whole story of the earth-shaking events 65 or so years ago, clearing out the dinosaurs and enabling
Hominids to flourish. The search for the crater was difficult but finally successful, and is a good example of clever detecting.

Cetnan

Very nicely written, great account of the K-Pg extinction controversy.

Faehn

Clear and exciting account of the meteor strike that changed the world. It almost felt like I was there observing the hit, the aftereffects and the research that cemented our knowledge of this incredible event.

Perilanim

So many theories of the KT extinctions have been forwarded by scientist and lay person alike that it is almost refreshing to have it come down to the confrontation between two, or a few, major theories, in this case the "impactist" and "volcanist" theories. Frankel does a fine job of presenting a balanced and fair account of the contenting theories, particularly Courtillot's Deccan Traps volcanism (for which see Evolutionary Catastrophies or my review of it) and their supporting data. He is, however, thoroughly in the impactist camp. He gives an excellent description of the astroid and of how scientists were able to work out its size, the size of its crater, and its subsequent atmospheric and environmental effects. This is probably the best of the three books (T. Rex and the Crater of Doom, Evolutionary Catastrophies, and End of the Dinosaurs) I've recently read on the subject, although all three are worth reading.

The Sphinx of Driz

Charles Frankel's book "The End of the Dinosaurs: Chicxulub Crater and Mass Extinctions" is a well-written, thoroughly researched thesis on the theory of a meteor impact that resulted in the mass extinctions of dinosaurs and other species 65 million years ago.

The author requires no prior knowledge of geology, astronomy, archeology, or paleontology. Instead, he carefully outlines all of the accumulated scientific evidence from these fields of science and presents a convincing argument in support of the impact theory as the cause of the mass extinctions documented in the fossil record. He also presents opposing theories and his arguments against them. The book is nicely illustrated with interesting photographs that supplement the salient points of each chapter.

The book is an easy read, especially for a scientific thesis, and is constructed concisely and intuitively, without the repetitiveness often suffered in similar non-fiction works. I enjoyed reading it on vacation in the Caribbean where I was delighted to be able to spot, in some exposed cliffs, the K-T geologic boundary the author describes so well!

I later shared the book with my 14 year old son, who used the book as his primary resource for a school paper on the subject of an important historical event. My son also found the book to be fascinating, lucid, and eminently readable.

I highly recommend this outstanding work of non-fiction.

Bys

This great little book is far more than promised by the title -- although I must admit that I grabbed it because of the title, so I can hardly fault them for picking something dinosaur oriented.
Yes, we get a history of the scientific controversies leading to the widespread acceptance of a meteorite/comet strike as the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs. But there's more: the book reviews the evidence for associations between bolide strikes and all of the major mass extinctions in earth history. In prose that's clear, but not dry, Frankel reveals what we know -- and don't know -- about these events. Good illustrations and intelligent speculation round out a first-rate and quite up-to-date overview of a rapidly developing field.
One subtext of Frankel's work is how scientist adapt (and in some cases don't adapt) to new evidence. For example, the Siberian Tunguska explosion of 1908 is now widely acknowledged to have been a strike from a comet fragment, but only 20 or so years ago you could read about it primarily in UFO magazines and "mysteries of the unexplained" books. Because science lacked an explanation for it, the explosion was largely ignored.
I second the recommendation of "The Eternal Frontier."

This book is an entertaining and informative explanation of how scientists posed the theory that an asteriod had caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous, found evidence that supported the theory, searched for the crater, and eventually linked the Chicxulub Crater in the Yucatan Peninsula to the extinctions.

This book is also a wonderful illustration of how the scientific process works, what scientific controversy looks like, and how people from many different scientific disciplines can work together to advance knowledge. The author provides enough background information for the lay reader to understand the basic situation, but not so much that the reader gets bogged down in details. With a publication date of 1999, it is perhaps a bit dated, but it is well worth reading.

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