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Massive volcanic eruptions - Artist view

author: Ron Miller/Novapix

reference: t-glb99-00460

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm

The Deccan Traps began forming 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period. The gases released during the formation of the Deccan Traps played a role in the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction.

Keywords for this photo:

CRETACEOUS - DECCAN TRAPS - DINOSAUR - EARTH - ERUPTION - EXTINCTION - GEOLOGY - HISTORY OF EARTH - ILLUSTRATION - INDIA - LAVA - MESOZOIC - PLANET - VOLCANO -