What Caused the Mass Extinction Recorded at the K-T Boundary?
ESU801  The Deccan Traps

Other theories besides the asteriod impact theory have been suggested to explain the cause of the K-T mass extinction.

  !   Follow the links to the right to find out about the Deccan Traps.
Dewey M. McLean
Past and current geographic distribution of the Deccan Traps.
Background

News Article

Flood Basalts

4. What are the Deccan traps, and what theory do they help support?

 


	

 	

		
			
	

	
	

		 
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