[meteorite-list] Paleogeographic maps for “World's Biggest Impact Crater” (??)

[Paul]

In “World's Biggest Impact Crater Discovered”, 
(http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2009-October/057458.html ),

Carl wrote:

“Does anyone have a website of the various maps 
of the world millions of years ago? Would come 
in handy and give things a little more perspective, 
I think. Where was India 65 m.y. ago?” 

The maps that you are looking for can be found in 

Wandrey, C. F., 1998, Bombay Geologic Province Eocene 
to Miocene Composite Total Petroleum System, India.
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
no. 2208-F

The PDF file of this publication can be found at:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/2208/F/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/2208/F/intro.html 
http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/2208/F/b2208-f.pdf

A few of many other pertinent references:

Basu, D. N., A. Banerjee, and D. M. Tamhane, 1980. Source
areas and migration trends of oil and gas in Bombay offshore 
basin, India. Bulletin of American Association of Petroleum 
Geologists. vol 64, no. 2, pp. 209-220.

Bhandari, L. L., and S. K. Jain, 1984, Reservoir Geology and 
its role in the Development of the Bombay High Field, India.
Journal of Petroleum Geology. vol.7, no.1, pp. 27-46.

Gombos, A. M., Jr., W. G. Powell and I. O. Norton, 1995, The 
tectonic evolution of western India and its impact on 
hydrocarbon occurrences: an overview. Sedimentary Geology. 
vol. 96, no. 1-2, pp. 119-129.

Mohan, M., 1985, Geohistory analysis of Bombay High region. 
[Histoire géologique de la haute région de Bombay.] Marine and 
Petroleum Geology. vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 350-360.

Naini B. R. , and M. Talwani, 1983, Structural framework and 
the evolution history of the continental margin of western India. In
Studies in Continental Margin Geology, J. S. Watkins and C. L. 
Drake, eds., pp. 167-191.  Memoir no. 34. American Association 
Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Subba Raju, L. V., K. A. K. Raju, V. Subrahmanyam, and D. G. 
Rao, 1990, Regional Gravity and Magnetic Studies over the
Continental Margin of the Central West Coast of India.
Geo-Marine Letters. vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 31-36.

Rao, R. P. and S. N. Talukdar, 1980. Petroleum geology of 
Bombay High Field, India. In Giant Oil Fields of the Decade, 
1968-1978, M. T. Halbouty, ed., pp. 487-506, Memoir no. 30.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsas, 
Oklahoma.

Ramaswamy, G., and K. L. M. Rao, 1980, Geology of the 
continental shelf of the west of India, In Facts and Principles 
of World Petroleum Occurrences, A. D. Miall, ed., pp. 801-821.
Canadian Society Petroleum Geologists, Memoir no. 6.

Rathore, S. S, A. R. Vijan, M. P. Singh, B. N. Prabhu 
and A. Sahu, 2004, Isotopic evidence of middle proterozoic 
magmatism from bombay high field: Implications to crustal 
evolution of western offshore of India. Journal of Earth 
System Science. vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 27-36.

The Geological Society of America 2009 Annual Meeting 
talk that this discussion refers to is:

Chatterjee, S., and N. M. Mehrotta, 2009, Significance of the 
Contemporaneous Shiva Impact Structure and Deccan Volcanism 
at the KT Boundary. Geological Society of America Abstracts 
with Programs. vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 160, 

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_160197.htm

It is part of “Paleontology: Extinction & Turnover” at

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/session_25248.htm

Yours

Paul H.