Lake Paratethys and Europe 11.6 million years ago

Paleogeographic reconstruction of late Miocene Paratethys fluctuations. During regressive phases, the megalake lost most of its surface. The remaining water was split between a central salt lake in the Black Sea basin (marked in red) and peripheral basins that periodically refilled and became fresher (light blue).

Published in Nature Scientific Reports in 2021

Palcu, D.V., Patina, I.S., Șandric, I. et al. Late Miocene megalake regressions in Eurasia. Sci Rep 11, 11471 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-91001-z

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