page_title: Paraná and Etendeka traps
hierarchical_section_title: Paraná and Etendeka traps
caption_attribution_description: A cliff at the Paraná Flood Basalt. Rio do Rastro, Santa Catarina. One can see the near vertical escarpment of silicic succession from waning-stage of volcanism.
context_page_description: The Paraná-Etendeka traps comprise a large igneous province that includes both the main Paraná traps as well as the smaller severed portions of the flood basalts at the Etendeka traps. The original basalt flows occurred 138 to 128 million years ago. The province had a post-flow surface area of 1,500,000 square kilometres and an original volume projected to be in excess of 2.3 x 10⁶ km³.
context_section_description: The Paraná-Etendeka traps (or Paraná and Etendeka Plateau; or Paraná and Etendeka Province) comprise a large igneous province that includes both the main Paraná traps (in Paraná Basin, a South American geological basin) as well as the smaller severed portions of the flood basalts at the Etendeka traps (in northwest Namibia and southwest Angola). The original basalt flows occurred 138 to 128 million years ago. The province had a post-flow surface area of 1,500,000 square kilometres (580,000 sq mi) and an original volume projected to be in excess of 2.3 x 10⁶ km³.
caption: A cliff at the Paraná Magmatic Province. Rio do Rastro, Santa Catarina. One can see the near vertical escarpment of silicic succession from waning-stage volcanism.
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