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Re: causes of K-T ferns
In a message dated 5/22/01 8:03:02 PM EST, KELL00BELL@aol.com writes:
<< An alternative source of iridium--volcanism--has also
been confirmed, whereas the link between such evidence and impacts is
probably mostly conjectural. >>
The isotope ratio in the iridium more closely matches that in
extraterrestrial sources rather than that in terrestrial volcanism. The
people who proposed an extraterrestrial source for the iridium did their
homework in this respect.