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Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-671-2024
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18 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 18 Jun 2024

Cretaceous–Paleocene extension at the southwestern continental margin of India and opening of the Laccadive basin: constraints from geophysical data

Mathews George Gilbert, Parakkal Unnikrishnan, and Munukutla Radhakrishna

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The study identifies evidence for extension south of Tellicherry Arch along the southwestern continental margin of India through the integrated analysis of multichannel seismic and gravity data. The sediment deposition pattern indicates that this extension occurred after the Eocene. We further propose that the anticlockwise rotation of India and the passage of the Réunion plume have facilitated the opening of the Laccadive basin.
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