Assertion: asteroid belt's asteroid | /r/CapableOf | contribute to crucial periodic phases
Facets:
value: in the evolution of complex life
type: TEMPORAL
value: by virtue of their ability
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Moreover, by virtue of their ability to cause mass extinctions, asteroids may have contributed to crucial periodic phases in the evolution of complex life - the rebooting of life such that intelligence had a chance to get started (what biologist Stephen J. Gould referred to as ‘punctuated equilibrium' phases).