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Are periodic mass extinctions driven by a distant solar companion?

1984184 citationsJournal Article

Authors

D. P. Whitmire · Southwestern University

Topics & Keywords

Astro and Planetary Science Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Planetary Science and Exploration

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 308, Issue 5961, pp. 713-715

DOI: 10.1038/308713a0

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 38.21