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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:volcanic_activity
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gptkbp:age
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about 66 million years ago
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
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gptkbp:beganIn
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gptkb:Late_Cretaceous_period
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gptkbp:cause
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mantle plume activity
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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mass extinction
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gptkbp:current_exposure
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western and central India
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gptkbp:duration
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less than 1 million years
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gptkbp:effect
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climate change
ocean acidification
acid rain
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gptkbp:emitted_gases
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carbon dioxide
sulfur dioxide
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Deccan Traps eruptions
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:main_rock_type
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granite
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Deccan_Plateau
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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step-like hills (traps)
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gptkbp:original_area_covered
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up to 1.5 million square kilometers
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Chicxulub_impact_(debated_timing)
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Siberian_Traps
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gptkbp:servesArea
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over 500,000 square kilometers (current)
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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geologists
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gptkbp:type
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flood basalt eruption
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gptkbp:volume_of_lava
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about 1 million cubic kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:K–Pg_extinction_event
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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