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Tethys sea was formed in the Mesozoic era (current era is Cenozoic) about 50-80 million years ago. It was located in the region where the Indian state of Kashmir lies.
It was formed due to collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, and subsequent draining of the sea/lake.
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Is Pangaea a super ocean?
the tethenys seas
What seas were a part of Tethys?
The Tethys Sea's remnants are Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea.
What is the explanation for the geological origin of tethys sea?
Between the Jurassic and the Late Cretaceous (which started about 100 Ma), Gondwana began breaking up, pushing Africa and India north, across the Tethys and opening up the Indian Ocean. As these land masses pushed in on it from all sides, up until as recently as the Late Miocene (15 Ma), the Tethys ocean continued to shrink, becoming the Tethys Seaway or (second) Tethys Sea.
How the Arabian sea was formed?
The Arabian sea is a part of the Indian ocean, it was formed when India crashed into Asia.
What happened to the ocean basin that once seoarated India and Eurisia?
The ocean basin between India and Eurasia was known as the Tethys Sea. It became the Indian Ocean after India merged with Eurasia.
What are the relationship among the island of Indonesia and the Himalayas and the Alps?
All were formed by plates converging toward Eurasea and closing of the Tethys Sea.
Where did calzones came from?
it has come from sea Tethys
Is the Mediterranean a remnant of the tethys sea?
yes
Where is the Tethys Sea located?
It is located in brazil
Where is pa lea Tethys sea?
where is mt everest
What part of Pangaea was located south of the Tethys Sea?
Gondwana
You are a titaness and sea goddess who was sister and wife of oceanus who are you?
Tethys
