Theory of chaotic orbital variations confirmed by Cretaceous geological evidence

Chao Ma, Stephen R. Meyers () and Bradley B. Sageman
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Chao Ma: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stephen R. Meyers: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bradley B. Sageman: Northwestern University

Nature, 2017, vol. 542, issue 7642, 468-470

Abstract: Cretaceous astrochronologic evidence reveals a resonance transition associated with the orbits of Mars and the Earth, confirming predicted chaotic Solar System behaviour and enabling an improvement in the geological timescale.

Date: 2017
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