Could a Newly Discovered Sahara Crater Explain an Ancient Extinction Event?

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Researchers from Boston University have identified the remnants of the largest crater in the Great Sahara, believed to have been formed by a meteorite impact millions of years ago. This discovery raises questions about potential connections to historical extinction events. The discussion highlights the need for further investigation into geological evidence, such as iridium layers and glass spherules, to determine if this impact can be linked to known extinction events associated with meteor impacts. The original press release from Boston University provides additional context for this research.
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Always a nifty subject for catastrophism, large meteorite impacts.

http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/News/kebira/index.html

Researchers from Boston University have discovered the remnants of the largest crater of the Great Sahara of North Africa which may have been formed by a meteorite impact tens of millions of years ago.

So what extinction event are we going to tie this one to?

Sorry for the typo in the title, must be "large" of course.
 
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That would be The Great Gecko and Scorpion Extinction of -10,296,314.
 
So what extinction event are we going to tie this one to?

Are there any iridium layers, glass spherules etc that have not yet had a source identified? I doubt that this will be attributed to an extinction event not already suspected to have a meteor as a factor.
 
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