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Closure of the eastern Tethys was the result of the northward migration of Africa and the collision of Arabia and Iran with Asia Minor the later producing the Tarus and Zagros Mountains.
Today the African plate continues a squeeze of the Mediterranean with subduction beneath Italy and the Greek Islands. Eventually North Africa seems destined to collide with Europe in the final elimination of the Mediterranean.
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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.
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
Titaness sea goddess sister and wife of Oceanus?
Tethys.
Is Pangaea a super ocean?
the tethenys seas
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.
Where was zygorhiza found?
North America, Egypt, Pakistan and the ancient Tethys Sea.
How did calypso become a goddess?
Calypso was born a sea nymph (nereid) whose parents were sea gods (Poseidon and Tethys).
