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Great dyings : life after death /

Conway Morris discusses geological causes of mass extinctions, especially the theory that the impact of an asteroid on the Yucatan Peninsula caused the extinction of dinosaurs and most other life on the planet, ending the Cretaceous period. Also discusses the impact of a meteor in Siberia early this...

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Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Royal Institution of Great Britain, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1997]
Series:	History in our bones ; lecture 3.
Subjects:	Extinction (Biology) Evolution (Biology) Meteorites > Russia (Federation) > Siberia. Tunguska meteorite. Fossils. Asteroids > Collisions with Earth > Yucatán Peninsula.

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