Chicxulub crater

least 65km away from their initial impact (Yeomans, 2012). It’s possible for an asteroid this size to breakdown before impact leaving almost no trace. The air blast resulting from this fragmentation could be just as, if not more destructive than a crater impacting asteroid (National Research Council, 2010). Any asteroid larger than 1km in diameter is capable of causing global destruction (Yeomans, 2012). Comets that cause extremely dramatic impacts to earth can vary anywhere from 10 km to about 1000km

scientist Michio Kaku says, “we should at least be a two planet species” because it gives humans a second chance in case of a catastrophic event (Universe). According to AMNH, every five to ten million years, an asteroid the size of the proposed Chicxulub meteor, the one that probably wiped out the dinosaurs, is predicted to strike the Earth (AMNH). Looking back, sixty-five million years have passed since the reptiles went extinct. Researchers have also noted that at least 1,200 asteroids in our radius

Advancements in Modern Paleontology A Research Term Paper by Kevin S. Martin Submitted to Dr. Douglas Spence in partial fulfillment of the requirements for NTSC 4311. History and Philosophy of Science November 20, 2014   ABSTRACT Advancements in Modern Paleontology Kevin S. Martin The scope of this research is to discuss the advancements in modern paleontology, more directly the advancements that have occurred in the last sixty years. These topics include advancements in computed tomography and

Kenyatta University | INSTITUTUTE OF OPEN LEARNING | AHT 202 EARLY AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | | | W. KENNEDY GITU, L.K. NGARI, W.S. NDIIRI | 1/4/2012 | | Table of Contents Definition of Terms 3 Fossils in Geological Context 5 The Earth in the Cenozoic 11 Origins of Primates 17 The Basis for Human Evolution 23 Origins of the Genus Homo 28 Origins of Modern Humans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 32 Behavior and Evolution of Early Hominines……………………………………………………………………………………………39