Mega-lake Paratethys, about 11.6 Million years ago (IMAGE)

Universiteit Utrecht Faculteit Geowetenschappen

Mega-lake Paratethys, about 11.6 Million years ago

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Around 11 million years ago the European continent looked very different from today. The most impressive feature was probably the Paratethys – a water body stretching all the way from the Alps to Central Asia.

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Utrecht University

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