Deccan Traps volcanism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:age about 66 million years ago
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
gptkbp:beganIn gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:connectsTo mass extinction
gptkbp:contains fossil records
intertrappean beds
gptkbp:contributedTo climate change
gptkbp:currentExposure about 500,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:duration less than 1 million years
gptkbp:emits carbon dioxide
aerosols
sulfur dioxide
ash
gptkbp:featureType granite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deccan Traps volcanism
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkbp:majorEruptions three main phases
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Deccan_Plateau
gptkbp:notableFeature step-like hills
gptkbp:originalArea about 1.5 million square kilometers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Siberian_Traps
gptkb:Large_Igneous_Provinces
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
mass extinction causes
paleoclimate impact
volcanic processes
gptkbp:type flood basalt
gptkbp:volume about 1 million cubic kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cretaceous_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5