Home›Sources›Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)SourcesCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)WikipediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextEarth and Environment Atlas. "Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)." Accessed September 9, 2026. https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cretaceous-paleogene-extinction-event-wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextEarth and Environment Atlas. (n.d.). Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia). Retrieved September 9, 2026, from https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cretaceous-paleogene-extinction-event-wikipediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{earthandenvironmentatlas-cretaceous-paleogene-extinction-event-wi, author = {Earth and Environment Atlas}, title = {Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cretaceous-paleogene-extinction-event-wikipedia}, note = {Accessed September 9, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe English Wikipedia article on the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, which occurred about 66 million years ago, ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs and closed the Mesozoic era, caused primarily by the Chicxulub asteroid impact.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_eventPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaSourcesCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationArticle URLView the SourceCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationFooterView the SourceCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationSelf-citedView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicPhenomena, 9 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 connected, 3 general references.Sources, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.Well-attested6PhenomenaCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction EventSourcesCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event (Wikipedia)Holds1PhenomenaCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction EventConnected2PhenomenaCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction EventGeneral References3PhenomenaCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction EventComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.