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Alvarez theory en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after Luis and Walter Alvarez, who suggested it in 1980.

Meanings

  1. The hypothesis that the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living things during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth.

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