Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (Q682871)

geological signature, usually a thin band of rock, marking the transition from the end of the Cretaceous Period and the beginning of the Paleogene Period, dated with radiometric methods, at the age of 66.043 ± 0.011 Ma

K-P boundary
K-T boundary
K–P boundary
K–T boundary
Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary
KT boundary
KP boundary
K–Pg boundary
Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary

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English	Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary	geological signature, usually a thin band of rock, marking the transition from the end of the Cretaceous Period and the beginning of the Paleogene Period, dated with radiometric methods, at the age of 66.043 ± 0.011 Ma	K-P boundary K-T boundary K–P boundary K–T boundary Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary KT boundary KP boundary K–Pg boundary Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary

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Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

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LWA with Walt.JPG
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Luis Walter Alvarez (izquierda) y su hijo Walter Alvarez (derecha) en el límite K-Pg, en la garganta del rio Bottaccione, cerca de Gubbio, Italia (Spanish)

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