Caption This is a map showing the extent of the Deccan Traps volcanic region in India, which dates from 64-67 million years ago. The rectangle shows the region near Mumbai from which the Berkeley ...

The Deccan Traps lava flows occupy a large part of India (red). The UC Berkeley team collected samples for dating and analysis at spots within the black rectangle near Mumbai. Disclaimer ...

Ancient volcanic activity in the Deccan Traps of West-Central India is thought to have played a crucial role in the extinction of dinosaurs, according to recent research. The expansive plateau ...

They form what is now known as the Deccan Traps in southwestern India. The lava flowing from them covered nearly 1.5 million kilometres — approximately half the size of the peninsula.

giving birth to a mass of igneous rock called the Deccan Traps, which today covers much of western India. One of the most voluminous episodes of continental volcanism known, it coughed up an area ...

Indian authorities have called off efforts ... The mountain range, which is part of the Deccan Traps (a volcanic province), was formed over 60 million years ago, says Janhavee Moole from BBC ...

Deccan Traps, the volcanoes that could have wiped out the dinosaurs Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Deccan Traps eruptions released enormous amounts of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, ...