January 2020 PMID 31949074

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.

Pincelli M Hull, André Bornemann, Donald E Penman, Michael J Henehan, Richard D Norris, Paul A Wilson, Peter Blum, Laia Alegret, Sietske J Batenburg, Paul R Bown, Timothy J Bralower, Cecile Cournede, Alexander Deutsch, Barbara Donner, Oliver Friedrich

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What people are saying

The debates emphasize that the article supports impact as the primary cause of the extinction, with phrases like 'impact-driven extinction' and dismissing volcanism's role. Some discussions explore the potential of drilling into the Earth's mantle to uncover more evidence, demonstrating a high level of engagement and interest in the scientific process and its implications.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions concur that the extinction was primarily caused by the asteroid impact, with some dismissing volcanism's role, reflecting strong consensus.

InterestHigh interest

The conversations show high engagement and curiosity about the debate, with references to scientific models, methods like drilling, and implications for understanding mass extinctions.

EngagementHigh engagement

Participants actively reference the publication's findings, use technical terms, and propose methods like deep drilling, indicating deep involvement and thoughtful analysis.

ImpactHigh impact

These discussions highlight the significance of the article's findings in clarifying the causes of the mass extinction, emphasizing its importance in the scientific community.

Abstract in brief

  • The end-Cretaceous mass extinction is linked to both a large asteroid impact and volcanic activity, but the exact cause and timing are debated.
  • Researchers used carbon cycle modeling and paleotemperature data to determine that major volcanic outgassing occurred before the impact, with the impact itself aligning with the extinction event.
  • Their findings suggest that the carbon release from the impact caused significant climate changes, while pre-existing volcanic activity did not directly coincide with the extinction, and the ocean’s ability to absorb CO₂ helped limit global warming after the event.

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Laia Alegret
@AlegretLaia · X

Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/znzFEMoZad ¿Provoco el vulcanismo la extinción de finales del Cretácico? No! https://t.co/LIOoF22ldX

Jan 16, 2020 · 52 likes · 26 shares · 358 followers View post →
Paul Bown
@paulbown · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/ro3BlVx1TE

Jan 16, 2020 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 240 followers View post →
Gordon Oz Osinski
@drcrater · X

Interesting new paper in @sciencemagazine "On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary" - the conclusion: "When combined with other lines of evidence, these models support an impact-driven extinction" #ImpactEarth @impact_craters https://t.co/bbzKPaEPl0

Jan 17, 2020 · 7 likes · 6,382 followers View post →
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/u8qkkpNjnD

Jan 16, 2020 · 6 likes · 31,816 followers View post →
Enrique Castellanos Abella
@E_castellanosA · X

Nuevo artículo muy importante sobre la extinción masiva en el límite Cretácico-Paleógeno. On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary #masgeologia https://t.co/lOv6V8HW6r

Jan 18, 2020 · 4 likes · 1,190 followers View post →
El Jardín de Charles
@CRCiencia · X

Artículo original (abstract) > On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/jt8B2dMPKL by @sciencemagazine https://t.co/zl5D3FpeUP

Jan 17, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 122,331 followers View post →

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bing maps explorer
@Earthgrub · X

@Snukkems_Art @meantomatoes @ClimateBen Sources used on wikipedia: "When combined with other lines of evidence, these models support an impact-driven extinction. " https://t.co/aHRbPNzQSJ

Jan 26, 2025 · 50 followers View post →
Mario Zimmer PT
@MPT26_ · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary | Science https://t.co/bMYqQDYi2c

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Nelli
@Liberal_Nelli · X

@Van_Cogh Diese hier zum Beispiel https://t.co/4UUWVnjud0

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Equipe « Terre & Planètes » du CEREGE
@earth_cerege · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/n36thkWSEY

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JimeV Augmented Mouse
@Jelwoodv · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/WO9bmLcMQW

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دکتر مهندس فتحی
@i_sundog · X

one way to prove this is to drill... drill... drill deep... deep... deep into earth mantle beneath the ocean. there you will find the answer On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary | Science https://t.co/QBVreKRQ55

Feb 4, 2020 · 816 followers View post →
Helen Gavaghan. UK. Photo+Digital Art by me.
@HelenGavaghan · X

RT @EAIastrobiology: On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/oMbBrJ0z7Y

Jan 30, 2020 · 1 share · 1,207 followers View post →
INSTAAR
@INSTAAR · X

Don't blame the volcanoes! A new study by a team including @OGL_CUBoulder finds that the #DeccanTraps eruptions likely didn't kill off the dinosaurs during the extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous. It was all the asteroid. https://t.co/gUnwKgMGAz

Jan 25, 2020 · 2 likes · 4,054 followers View post →
European Astrobiology Institute
@EAIastrobiology · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/oMbBrJ0z7Y

Jan 24, 2020 · 1 share · 2,840 followers View post →
UCL Discovery
@ucl_discovery · X

Open Access UCL Research: On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/FyuQKgLSrK

Jan 20, 2020 · 2,524 followers View post →
Mark Alfred Clarkson
@MarkAClarkson · X

Hull et al, 'On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary', (2019) 367 Science 266. doi: 10.1126/science.aay5055.

Jan 19, 2020 · 652 followers View post →
Marta
@martalimi · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 18, 2020 · 26 shares · 264 followers View post →
Emily Weigel (Dr. if we're formal)
@Choosy_Female · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/2cJg56ot0w

Jan 18, 2020 · 1,892 followers View post →
Enrique Castellanos Abella
@E_castellanosA · X

Nuevo artículo muy importante sobre la extinción masiva en el límite Cretácico-Paleógeno. On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary #masgeologia https://t.co/lOv6V8HW6r

Jan 18, 2020 · 4 likes · 1,190 followers View post →
José L. Moreno-Garvayo  (afanporsaber)
@jlmgarvayo · X

RT @HdCiencia:

Jan 18, 2020 · 2 shares · 3,124 followers View post →
Hablando de Ciencia
@HdCiencia · X

Jan 18, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 49,704 followers View post →
Sakari Väkevä
@SakariVakeva · X

Monet tietävät, että asteroiditörmäys tappoi #dinosaurukset noin 65 milj. vuotta sitten. Harvempi tietää, että samaan aikaan Deccanin laavapurkaus Intiassa vapautti ilmakehään biljoonia tonneja hiiltä. Uusin Science valottaa tapahtumien aikajärjestystä. https://t.co/IPXWLYT8bV https://t.co/wqSFM91WYk

Jan 18, 2020 · 353 followers View post →
Data Science Vault
@ds_vault · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary - https://t.co/eeWwPzjAc9 - #datascience

Jan 17, 2020 · 681 followers View post →
Adolfo Maestro
@AdolfoMaestro68 · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/kSSR9WAf9y

Jan 17, 2020 · 157 followers View post →
Ralf Keuper
@rkeuper · X

RT @WWU_Muenster: Was it volcanic eruptions or an #Asteroid impact killing #Dinosaurs? Researchers led by @Yale University and the BGR pres…

Jan 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 3,718 followers View post →
Westfalenlob
@Westfalenlob · X

RT @WWU_Muenster: Was it volcanic eruptions or an #Asteroid impact killing #Dinosaurs? Researchers led by @Yale University and the BGR pres…

Jan 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,620 followers View post →
Universität Münster
@uni_muenster · X

Was it volcanic eruptions or an #Asteroid impact killing #Dinosaurs? Researchers led by @Yale University and the BGR present evidence for the theory of the meteorite impact. Scientists of #WWU_Muenster were involved in the study. https://t.co/IGqRvNqm9g https://t.co/ciOG658jrD

Jan 17, 2020 · 1 like · 2 shares · 20,210 followers View post →
Matthew Varnam
@Volcano_Matt · X

RT @paulbown: On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/ro3BlVx1TE

Jan 17, 2020 · 4 shares · 379 followers View post →
Gordon Oz Osinski
@drcrater · X

Interesting new paper in @sciencemagazine "On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary" - the conclusion: "When combined with other lines of evidence, these models support an impact-driven extinction" #ImpactEarth @impact_craters https://t.co/bbzKPaEPl0

Jan 17, 2020 · 7 likes · 6,382 followers View post →
Torin
@T0RIN · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/sdviC35jSJ

Jan 17, 2020 · 1 like · 467 followers View post →
El Jardín de Charles
@CRCiencia · X

Artículo original (abstract) > On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/jt8B2dMPKL by @sciencemagazine https://t.co/zl5D3FpeUP

Jan 17, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 122,331 followers View post →
Jacqueline Sambou
@Jacquelinesg1 · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 164 followers View post →
Fernando Escaso
@FerEscaso · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 810 followers View post →
Simba king
@pablo5tdh · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 274 followers View post →
Francisco Ortega
@frco_ortega · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 2,877 followers View post →
Juan Arana Perez
@jaranper · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 579 followers View post →
Carlos Pobes
@edmldmv · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 1,388 followers View post →
Leolo Camaleone
@Incontrolovely · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 1,197 followers View post →
Manuel Hernández Fernández
@hdezfdez · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 1,288 followers View post →
Peter Wilf
@RadioGondwana · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 17, 2020 · 26 shares · 1,874 followers View post →
magnyan
@magnyan_divb · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/a1wtW2h3f1 今週号のサイエンスの論文.白亜紀末の恐竜絶滅の原因は大規模火山噴火か,隕石衝突か.著者等らの気温シミュレーションでは,噴火は衝突=絶滅前に起きたとして,隕石衝突説を支持する結果に.

Jan 16, 2020 · 24 followers View post →
Mike Burton
@MikeBurton_Volc · X

RT @paulbown: On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/ro3BlVx1TE

Jan 16, 2020 · 4 shares · 3,329 followers View post →
Javier Salas Herrera
@JSalasIIDinos · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 16, 2020 · 26 shares · 946 followers View post →
fernanda castano
@ferwen · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/lScdbxilrl

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Dan Peppe
@danpeppe · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/B5Gs26xGYW

Jan 16, 2020 · 1 like · 1,425 followers View post →
Beatriz
@Beicamg · X

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Dan Peppe
@danpeppe · X

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Verónica HBallarín
@everohb · X

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Matt Kerr, PhD
@MolluscMatt · X

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UCC unizar
@UccUnizar · X

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Alessandro Chiarenza
@AAlechiarenza · X

RT @paulbown: On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/ro3BlVx1TE

Jan 16, 2020 · 4 shares · 3,052 followers View post →
Paul Bown
@paulbown · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 16, 2020 · 26 shares · 240 followers View post →
Andras Toth
@tothur · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary | Science https://t.co/SDswBmALGT

Jan 16, 2020 · 1,823 followers View post →
Todd Marinchak
@MarinchakTodd · X

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Jan 16, 2020 · 4 shares · 349 followers View post →
Paul Bown
@paulbown · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/ro3BlVx1TE

Jan 16, 2020 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 240 followers View post →
Alessandro Chiarenza
@AAlechiarenza · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 16, 2020 · 26 shares · 3,052 followers View post →
Meagan Phelan
@MeaganPhelan · X

RT @AlegretLaia: Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al…

Jan 16, 2020 · 26 shares · 1,962 followers View post →
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/u8qkkpNjnD

Jan 16, 2020 · 6 likes · 31,816 followers View post →
Patrı̣ck O'Keefe
@pmokeefe · X

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (asteroid killed the dinosaurs, not volcanos) https://t.co/jgSKq8acuS

Jan 16, 2020 · 66 followers View post →
Laia Alegret
@AlegretLaia · X

Did volcanism contribute to the extinction at the end of the Cretaceous? The aswer is no. Look at our paper by Hull et al On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary https://t.co/znzFEMoZad ¿Provoco el vulcanismo la extinción de finales del Cretácico? No! https://t.co/LIOoF22ldX

Jan 16, 2020 · 52 likes · 26 shares · 358 followers View post →
Agenparl
@Agenparl · X

On #Impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary - https://t.co/5MGMxndpxt #Agenparl #Carbon #Cycle #Extinction #Outgassing #AgenparlEnglish #Educazione #ScienzaETecnologia #SocialNetwork

Jan 16, 2020 · 6,061 followers View post →