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RETRACTED: Shocked quartz at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka) supports cosmic airbursts/impacts contributing to North American megafaunal extinctions and collapse of the Clovis technocomplex
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James P. Kennett ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Earth Science and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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Malcolm A. LeCompte ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Elizabeth City State University, Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States of America
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Christopher R. Moore ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: moorecr@mailbox.sc.edu
Affiliations South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, SCDNR Heritage Trust Program; Land, Water, and Conservation Division; South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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Gunther Kletetschka ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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John R. Johnson ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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Wendy S. Wolbach ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Siddhartha Mitra ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, United States of America
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Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America
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Victor Adedeji ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States of America
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Marc D. Young ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia
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Timothy Witwer ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Comet Research Group, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America
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Kurt Langworthy ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation CAMCOR, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
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Joshua J. Razink ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation CAMCOR, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
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Valerie Brogden ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation CAMCOR, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
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Brian van Devener ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Electron Microscopy and Surface Analysis Lab, Nanofab, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Jesus Paulo Perez ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Electron Microscopy and Surface Analysis Lab, Nanofab, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Randy Polson ,
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Electron Microscopy and Surface Analysis Lab, Nanofab, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Allen West
Contributed equally to this work with: James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Comet Research Group, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America
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RETRACTED: Shocked quartz at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka) supports cosmic airbursts/impacts contributing to North American megafaunal extinctions and collapse of the Clovis technocomplex
- James P. Kennett,
- Malcolm A. LeCompte,
- Christopher R. Moore,
- Gunther Kletetschka,
- John R. Johnson,
- Wendy S. Wolbach,
- Siddhartha Mitra,
- Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier,
- Victor Adedeji,
- Marc D. Young
- Published: September 10, 2025
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319840