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Science 1 June 2007:
Vol. 316. no. 5829, pp. 1264 - 1265
DOI: 10.1126/science.316.5829.1264
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PALEONTOLOGY:
Mammoth-Killer Impact Gets Mixed Reception From Earth Scientists

Richard A. Kerr

ACAPULCO, MEXICO--A headline-grabbing proposal that an exploding comet wreaked havoc on man and beast 13,000 years ago got its first full scientific airing at a meeting here last week. But geoscientists are not dashing off to rewrite the textbooks yet.

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