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The impact of a meteorite about 65 million years ago that caused mass extinction on Earth.
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∙ 13y agoThe K-Pg boundary, formerly known as the K-T boundary, was caused by the impact of a massive asteroid approximately 65 million years ago.
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∙ 13y agoa meteor hit the earth and the smoke blocked the sun. This caused the plants and trees to die leaving the place without oxygen. After that the dinosaurs were extinct.
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Element traced to the extinction of the dinosaurs?
The KT boundary has a spike in Iridium concentrations.
What percentage of the then existing species went extinct as a result of the KT boundary event?
75 percent of plants, animals and microbes.
Was the earthquake in Haiti caused by a transform boundary or a convergent boundary?
The earthquake in Haiti was caused by movement on a transform boundary. For more information, please see the related question.
What plate boundary caused the eruption of eyjafallajokull?
collision plate boundary because they make mountains
What type of boundary is caused by subduction?
poo :L
What is the K-T boundary?
The KT Boundary (also called the Cretaceous-Paleogene, or K-Pg boundary) is a boundary marking the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction (KT extinction) event. It is usually seen as a thin band, caused by an asteroid impact that wiped out much of life at the time.
Element traced to the extinction of the dinosaurs?
The KT boundary has a spike in Iridium concentrations.
What percentage of the then existing species went extinct as a result of the KT boundary event?
75 percent of plants, animals and microbes.
Was the earthquake in Haiti caused by a transform boundary or a convergent boundary?
The earthquake in Haiti was caused by movement on a transform boundary. For more information, please see the related question.
What type of plate boundary caused the Chile earthquake in 1960?
transform boundary
What is location of kt boundary in Pakistan?
i personally observed it in kawah village in Kalachitta range and in hari pur at peer ki bandi area.
What type of plate boundary is caused by a downward convection current in the mantel?
A destructive plate boundary.
What plate boundary caused the eruption of eyjafallajokull?
collision plate boundary because they make mountains
What was the plate boundary that caused Vesuvius to erupt?
The plate boundary that caused Vesuvius to erupt is the convergence of the African and Eurasian plates. It stretches the length of the Italian Peninsula.
What type of boundary is caused by subduction?
poo :L
What is the plate boundary thay caused soufriere hills volcano?
Destructive(collisional) plate margin/boundary
What type continental boundary caused the Himalayas to be formed?
A convergent or constructive continental boundary formed the Himalayas.
