Paratethys Sea
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The Paratethys Sea was a vast, shallow inland sea that existed during the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic eras across parts of Europe and Central Asia, formed as a northern offshoot of the ancient Tethys Ocean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient inland sea
ⓘ
epicontinental sea ⓘ paleogeographic feature ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
low salinity phases
ⓘ
restricted marine conditions ⓘ shallow water ⓘ |
| coveredPresentDay |
Aral Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Caspian region NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Western Siberia ⓘ |
| evolvedInto |
Aral Sea basin
ⓘ
Black Sea basin ⓘ Caspian Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pannonian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvanian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDesiccationPhase | late Miocene to Pliocene ⓘ |
| formedAs | northern offshoot of the Tethys Ocean ⓘ |
| formedDuring | breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea ⓘ |
| influenced |
climate and environments of surrounding continental areas
ⓘ
sedimentary basins of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
endemic faunas
ⓘ
important hydrocarbon-bearing sediments ⓘ rich fossil record of mollusks ⓘ |
| locatedInPast |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumExtent |
from present-day Austria to Kazakhstan
ⓘ
from the Alps to Central Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tethys Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy |
uplift of the Alpine orogeny
ⓘ
uplift of the Carpathian orogeny ⓘ uplift of the Caucasus region ⓘ uplift of the Dinaric orogeny ⓘ uplift of the Pontic orogeny ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Tethys Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
paleoclimatology
ⓘ
paleogeography ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| temporalExtent |
Cenozoic era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesozoic era ⓘ |
| temporalExtentDetail | Late Jurassic to Miocene ⓘ |
| underwent |
fragmentation into separate basins
ⓘ
major regressions and transgressions ⓘ repeated episodes of isolation from the world ocean ⓘ |
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