Extinction of dinosaurs: a possible novel cause

Ramadurai, S, Lloyd, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-0571, Wallis, Max and Wickramasinghe, N.C 1995. Extinction of dinosaurs: a possible novel cause. Advances in Space Research 15 (3) , pp. 139-146. 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)80075-1

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Abstract

A novel cause of mass extinction of fauna close to the (K/T) Boundary is suggested. A large amount of non-protein amino acids (AIB and ISOVAL) has been observed close to this event. It is speculated that these amino acids may be toxic and are responsible for the extinction. The toxicity level is estimated for this suggestion to be true and experimentalists are encouraged to test this level of toxicity for the amino acids.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0273-1177
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2023 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164801

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