The Central Atlantic magmatic province is the Earth's largest continental large igneous province, covering an area of roughly 11 million km2. It is composed mainly of basalt that formed before Pangea
A basaltic lava flow section from the Middle Atlas, Morocco
Basal contact of the North Mountain section of Fundy basin, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rhaetian
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The Rhaetian is the latest age of the Triassic Period or the uppermost stage of the Triassic System. It was preceded by the Norian and succeeded by the Hettangian. The base of the Rhaetian lacks a for
Hüsing et al. (2011) argued that the Rhaetian extended for almost 10 million years based on biomagnetostratigraphy at Steinbergkogel, a candidate GSSP near Hallstatt, Austria.
Wotzlaw et al. (2014) radiometrically dated the Norian–Rhaetian boundary to ~205.50 Ma based on the extinction of Monotis in Peru.