T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
Follow a geologist's search from a thin boundary clay and anomalous iridium to the Chicxulub crater, and see how evidence reshaped an account of dinosaur extinction.
7 parts, about 20 minutes to read.
At a glance
- Author
- Walter Alvarez
- Parts
- 7 parts
- Reading time
- about 20 minutes
- The whole book
- Also to read in full
What the summary covers
- Armageddon3 min
- Reading history in stone3 min
- Gradualists and catastrophists2 min
- Iridium3 min
- Searching for the impact site3 min
- The crater of doom3 min
- The world after Chicxulub3 min
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