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Explosive fossil fruit found buried beneath ancient Indian lava flows

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-02-17

Just before the closing scenes of the Cretaceous Period, India was a rogue subcontinent on a collision course with Asia. Before the two landmasses merged, however, India rafted over a "hot spot" within the Earth's crust, triggering one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history, which likely contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-02-explosive-fossil-fruit-beneath-ancient.html