Deccan volcanism, the KT mass extinction and dinosaurs

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 709-728

  Keller, G ^a   Sahni, A ^b   Bajpai, S ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan volcanism; Mass extinction

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DECCAN TRAPS; DINOSAUR; EGGSHELL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LAVA FLOW; MASS EXTINCTION; MICROFOSSIL; NEST SITE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; RIFT ZONE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

BONE; DANIAN; DINOSAUR; EGG SHELL; EXTINCT SPECIES; FORAMINIFER; FOSSIL ANIMAL; INDIA; MAASTRICHTIAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROFOSSIL; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PLANKTON; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO;

ANIMALS; DINOSAURS; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; INDIA; INVERTEBRATES; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

ANDHRA PRADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; CHHINDWARA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MADHYA PRADESH; NARMADA BASIN; RAJAHMUNDRY; TAPI BASIN;

DINOSAURIA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 72949094922     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0059-6     Document Type: Review

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