Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

B. C. Jaiprakash ¹, Jagmohan Singh ¹, D. S. N. Raju ¹

Affiliations
1 KDM Institute of Petroleum Exploration, Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun - 248 195, IN

Abstract

Temporal distribution of planktonic and benthonic foraminifera across the K/T boundary in the Palakollu deep well section of Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin, India, suggests that the lower Deccan trap flows have erupted during Zone M-18 of the latest Maastrichtian (66.5-65.5 m.y.) to Danian and the upper flows in lower Zone P₂ of the Early Paleocene (6 1.2-60.7 m.y.). The span of volcanism will be approximately 6 m.y.

Keywords

Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary, Deccan Voicanism, Age, Krishna-Godavari Basin, Andra Pradesh.

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