Deccan Traps volcanism
Age: | 66.25 to 65.5 Ma |
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Geologic Time: | Phanerozoic |
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Where: | India |
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A massive flood basalt eruption that covered between 500,000km² and 1,500,00km² of what is now India up to 2km thick.
Scientists have speculated that gases released may have played a role in the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event.
List all Geo EventsScientists have speculated that gases released may have played a role in the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event.