Re: Sundry responses of Bois

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In a message dated 5/29/00 10:16:06 AM EST, sarima@friesen.net writes:

<< I have two problems with this paper.  One is that I find the argument that 
 the "Shiva" feature is an impact crater unconvincing.  Given its provenance 
 I think it more likely to be related to the hot-spot plume.  (It is not 
 even clear it is a *crater*).
 
 Second, given the nature of the sedimentary record in the Deccan Traps, the 
 time resolution on issues like extinctions is, to say the least, 
 lousy.  Intertrappen beds are so few in number, and so thin, that all one 
 has is a few tiny snapshots of the fauna. >>

Yep, agree with both sentiments here. Nevertheless, there is data on Indian 
dinosaurs at the K-T boundary, and such as it is, it shows an abrupt 
extinction sometime during the Deccan volcanism.