Late Miocene megalake regressions in Eurasia

Abstract The largest megalake in the geological record formed in Eurasia during the late Miocene, when the epicontinental Paratethys Sea became tectonically-trapped and disconnected from the global ocean. The megalake was characterized by several episodes of hydrological instability and partial desi...

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Main Authors: Dan Valentin Palcu, Irina Stanislavovna Patina, Ionuț Șandric, Sergei Lazarev, Iuliana Vasiliev, Marius Stoica, Wout Krijgsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91001-z