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However, even uniformitarian geologists do not necessarily accept the claimed periodicity of ELEs.<ref name=Britt/><ref name=Mukai/>
However, even uniformitarian geologists do not necessarily accept the claimed periodicity of ELEs.<ref name=Britt/><ref name=Mukai/>
=== Re-examination ===
On 2 July 2010, Mellot and Barnbach published a study suggesting that the ELEs have occurred over 500 million years, during which galactic tides and encounters with passing stars should have perturbed the orbit of the hypothetical Nemesis, but did not. Therefore, they now say, such a star cannot be blamed for ELEs occurring regularly ever 26 million years.<ref name=Mellot>Mellot A and Barnbach RK, "Nemesis reconsidered", ''Solar and Stellar Astrophysics'', 2 July 2010. Accesssed 12 July 2010. {{arXiv|1007.0437v1}}</ref>
== A creationist perspective ==
== A creationist perspective ==