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It is the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago and contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

It impact crater is located in Chicxulub which is in the Yucatan peninsula, it is buried deep underground.

KT refers to the geological transition between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary periods. (Cretaceous in German starts with a K)

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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.


What percentage of the then existing species went extinct as a result of the KT boundary event?

75 percent of plants, animals and microbes.


What is the KT asteroid?

It is the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago and contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs. It impact crater is located in Chicxulub which is in the Yucatan peninsula, it is buried deep underground. KT refers to the geological transition between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary periods. (Cretaceous in German starts with a K)


Element traced to the extinction of the dinosaurs?

The element that has been linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs is iridium. High levels of iridium have been found in sediment layers around the world from the time of the dinosaur extinction, suggesting that it may have come from an asteroid impact.


What evidence of the KT boundary in Colorado has been discovered by researchers?

Researchers have found evidence of the KT boundary in Colorado, including a layer of sediment containing high levels of iridium, shocked quartz, and microtektites. These materials are characteristic of the impact event that caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.


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 is the market cap for KT Corporation KT?

As of July 2014, the market cap for KT Corporation (KT) is $7,593,131,376.64.


What is the symbol for KT Corporation in the NYSE?

The symbol for KT Corporation in the NYSE is: KT.


How do you find D?

A= A0e^-kt A0= A/ e^kt = Ae^kt A0= A+ D* D*= A0- A D*= Ae^kt - A D*= A(e^kt - 1)


What killed the dinosavrs and what evidence do you have to back up the theory?

The Chicxulub Asteroid impact caused the dinosaur extinction, evidence of which the K2 boundary illustrates.


What is a kt?

kt is nothing . when you get minimum marks . it is kt.


What can you do in virtual KT SO?

Virtual KT So