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Arthropods in Patagonia Were Less Impacted by KT/K-Pg Extinction
Source info:
| Author: | Will Baird |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2013-11-06 01:00:00 |
| Blog: | The Dragon’s Tales  |
| URL: | http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/2013/11/arthropods-in-patagonia-were-less.html |
Summary:
There may be some truth to the old joke about only insects surviving an apocalypse. Down in Patagonia, thousands of miles from the site of the deadly asteroid impact in present-day Mexico that killed off the dinosaurs, most bugs easily survived one of Earth's worst mass extinctions 65 million years ago. The discovery adds to a growing body of evidence that the Cretaceous mass extinction hadContent analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Cretaceous [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Cretaceous [0.1] Mesozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] |
Keywords:
65 million years ago, apocalypse, argentina, Arthropods, bugs, Cretaceous mass extinction, deadly asteroid impact, dinosaurs, discovery, evidence, Impacted, insects, KT/K-Pg Extinction, miles, old joke, Patagonia, present-day Mexico, site, thousands, truth, worst mass extinctions
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