Middle Cretaceous geomagnetic field anomalies identified in Eastern Indian Ocean. Spreading direction changed from NNW-SSE to N-S between 102 and 100 Ma. Seafloor spreading extinction in the Perth Basin at 102 Ma Excess crustal accretion on the Indian plate since the Middle Cretaceous The 85°E Ridge south of 12°N is northward continuation of the 86°E Fracture Zone.