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Re: Theories on the extinction of dinosaurs
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
> Because as far as we know, the extinction happened all over the world at
> exactly the same time, within the resolution afforded by the geological
> column. For multiple causes to all converge like that on one narrow time span
> worldwide is well-nigh impossible.
What you mean "we"? As far as _I_ know, there is only one place with a
resolution fine enough to make that claim: the North American western
interior. Extrapolating from that to a world-wide instantaneous
extinction is un-scientific.