New reserach suggests that not one, but two magma plumes fueled the volcanic eruptions that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. The eruptions happened roughly 66 million years ago in what is now the Indian subcontinent. Scientists have found that magma levels peaked 68 million years ago, around the same time as the extinction. This data is more evidence to the argument that the Deccan eruptions are what caused the death of the dinosaurs, not aliens.
Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/dual-magma-plumes-fueled-volcanic-eruptions-during-final-days-dinosaurs?mode=topic&context=60
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