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When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time by Michael J. Benton
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“Geochemists said the 'shocked quartz' was not really shocked at all - not even mildly surprised.”
― Michael J. Benton, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
tags: chemistry, geology-humor, science
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“If it looks like an impact crater and smells like an impact crater, it is an impact crater.”
― Michael J. Benton, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
tags: dinosaurs, extinction, k-pg, science
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“Lyell and Murchison go travelling”
― Michael J. Benton, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
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