Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions

PB Wignall - Earth-science reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
Comparing the timing of mass extinctions with the formation age of large igneous provinces
reveals a close correspondence in five cases, but previous claims that all such provinces …

Stratigraphy and correlations in Deccan Volcanic Province, India: quo vadis?

VS Kale, G Dole, P Shandilya, K Pande - GSA Bulletin, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Deccan Volcanic Province (DVP) is significant for its eruption close to
Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary. Chemostratigraphy established in its western …

State shift in Deccan volcanism at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, possibly induced by impact

PR Renne, CJ Sprain, MA Richards, S Self… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Bolide impact and flood volcanism compete as leading candidates for the cause of terminal-
Cretaceous mass extinctions. High-precision 40Ar/39Ar data indicate that these two …

Quantifying chemical weathering intensity and trace element release from two contrasting basalt profiles, Deccan Traps, India

MG Babechuk, M Widdowson, BS Kamber - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Weathering profiles developed on basalt substrate contain information relevant to climate,
atmospheric composition and evolution, nutrient release into the hydrosphere, and …

Pre- and Postinvasion Defenses Both Contribute to Nonhost Resistance in Arabidopsis

V Lipka, J Dittgen, P Bednarek, R Bhat, M Wiermer… - science, 2005 - science.org
Nonhost resistance describes the immunity of an entire plant species against nonadapted
pathogen species. We report that Arabidopsis PEN2 restricts pathogen entry of two …

Dinosaur coprolites and the early evolution of grasses and grazers

V Prasad, CAE Stromberg, H Alimohammadian… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Silicified plant tissues (phytoliths) preserved in Late Cretaceous coprolites from India show
that at least five taxa from extant grass (Poaceae) subclades were present on the Indian …

40K–40Ar dating of the Main Deccan large igneous province: Further evidence of KTB age and short duration

AL Chenet, X Quidelleur, F Fluteau, V Courtillot… - Earth and Planetary …, 2007 - Elsevier
Most mass extinctions coincide in time with outpourings of continental flood basalts (CFB).
Some 20 years ago, it was shown [Courtillot, V., Besse, J., Vandamme, D., Montigny, R …

The anatomy of Continental Flood Basalt Provinces: geological constraints on the processes and products of flood volcanism

DA Jerram, M Widdowson - Lithos, 2005 - Elsevier
The internal architecture of the immense volumes of eruptive products in Continental Flood
Basalt Provinces (CFBPs) provides vital clues, through the constraint of a chrono …

Volatile fluxes during flood basalt eruptions and potential effects on the global environment: A Deccan perspective

S Self, M Widdowson, T Thordarson, AE Jay - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2006 - Elsevier
We examine the role that flood basalt eruptions may have played during times of mass
extinction through the release of volcanic gases. Continental flood basalt provinces have …

Regional uplift associated with continental large igneous provinces: The roles of mantle plumes and the lithosphere

AD Saunders, SM Jones, LA Morgan, KL Pierce… - Chemical …, 2007 - Elsevier
The timing and duration of surface uplift associated with large igneous provinces provide
important constraints on mantle convection processes. Here we review geological indicators …