Deccan Traps volcano site (IMAGE)

Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY

Deccan Traps volcano site

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India's Deccan Traps is an ancient lava field covering about one-fourth of India that has been tied to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction some 66 million years ago. New research is helping to determine whether it played a significant role.

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Loÿc Vanderkluysen, Drexel University

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