The Frasnian-Famennian biotic crisis: How many (if any) bolide impacts?

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 617-632

  Racki, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Bolide impacts; Frasnian Famennian; Geotectonics; Kellwasser crisis; Mass extinction; Palaeoclimate; Productivity; Tectonoeustasy

Indexed keywords

BOLIDE; DEVONIAN; IMPACT; MASS EXTINCTION;

EID: 0033009231     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050235     Document Type: Article

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