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 …

U-Pb constraints on pulsed eruption of the Deccan Traps across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction

B Schoene, MP Eddy, KM Samperton, CB Keller… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Temporal correlation between some continental flood basalt eruptions and mass extinctions
has been proposed to indicate causality, with eruptive volatile release driving environmental …

Geospatial map** of flood susceptibility and hydro-geomorphic response to the floods in Ulhas basin, India

S Das - Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flood is a common natural disaster that causes immense damage to the natural
environment, construction and casualties every year around the world. The effectiveness of …

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 …

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 …

Determination of rapid Deccan eruptions across the Cretaceous‐Tertiary boundary using paleomagnetic secular variation: Results from a 1200‐m‐thick section in the …

AL Chenet, F Fluteau, V Courtillot… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Flow‐by‐flow reanalysis of paleomagnetic directions in two sections of the Mahabaleshwar
escarpment, coupled with analysis of intertrappean alteration levels shows that volcanism …