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Deccan Traps volcanic eruptions
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Deccan_Traps_volcanic_eruptions
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
volcanic eruption event
gptkbp:associatedWith
mass extinction event
gptkbp:beganIn
approximately 66 million years ago
gptkbp:country
gptkb:India
gptkbp:current_exposure
gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Telangana
gptkbp:effect
acid rain
global climate change
cooling of Earth's surface
gptkbp:emits
carbon dioxide
sulfur dioxide
ash
gptkbp:endDate
approximately 65 million years ago
gptkbp:geologicalAge
gptkb:Cretaceous-Paleogene_boundary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Deccan Traps volcanic eruptions
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Deccan_Plateau
gptkbp:main_rock_type
granite
gptkbp:notableFeature
step-like hills
layered lava flows
gptkbp:possible_cause_of
gptkb:Cretaceous-Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Siberian_Traps
gptkb:K–Pg_boundary
gptkb:Chicxulub_impactor
gptkbp:servesArea
over 500,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:studiedBy
geologists
gptkbp:type
flood basalt eruption
gptkbp:volume_of_lava
over 1 million cubic kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:end-Cretaceous_extinction
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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