 Special edition 2007 cover for T. rex and the Crater of Doom | |
| Author | Walter Alvarez |
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| Genre | Non-fiction, paleontology, geology, chemistry, physics |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-0-691-13103-0 |
T. rex and the Crater of Doom is a nonfiction book by UC Berkeley professor Walter Alvarez that was published by Princeton University Press in 1997. The book discusses the research and evidence that led to the creation of the Alvarez hypothesis, which explains how an impact event was the main cause that resulted in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.