Here, researchers stand atop a massive basalt flow of the Mahabaleshwar Formation of the Deccan Traps at the Sinhagad Fort, located on a dramatic cliff in the Sahyadri Mountains.

Case in point: the Poladpur Formation, a key layer of Deccan Traps lava that both teams examined. Sprain's data allow for the Poladpur to have formed alongside or after the impact.

More information: Thomas Westerhold, Earth Orbital Rhythms links Timing of Deccan Trap Volcanism Phases and Global Climate Change, Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr8584 . www ...

FOLLOWING a palæomagnetic survey of the Deccan Traps of India1–3, we have extended our investigations of Indian rock formation to other geological ages. In particular we have made rock magnetic ...

Geological History The Deccan traps formed during the eruption of a volcano that took place around 66 million years ago and resulted in the end of the Cretaceous period.

Vast hardened lava flows, known as the Deccan Traps, cover much of what’s now western India. The lava is the remnant of a massive volcanic event about 66 million years ago.

More information: Sara Callegaro et al, Recurring volcanic winters during the latest Cretaceous: Sulfur and fluorine budgets of Deccan Traps lavas, Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg8284 ...

The Deccan Traps volcanoes continued to emit approximately 10 million tons of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide every year for 500,000 years. After about 500,000 years of volcanic activity, ...

Earth orbital rhythms links timing of Deccan trap volcanism phases and global climate change. Science Advances , 2025; 11 (10) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr8584 Cite This Page : ...