New Evidence For Widespread Chicxulub-Induced Slope Failure In The Gulf Of Mexico
Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
The largest known submarine landslide has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico, generated by the Chicxulub extraterrestrial impact which also caused the mass-extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period, providing new evidence for widespread Chicxulub-induced slope failure. The landslide, the single largest-known mass wasting deposit, was triggered when seismic shock waves and tsunamis caused sediments on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor deposited during the prior 10 million years to be eroded and lifted up into the water column. read more