Asia’s mountains were born before Dinosaurs knew it: The lost Tethys ocean behind today’s landscape
Central Asia's rugged terrain was shaped by the ancient Tethys Ocean, not climate change or mantle flows, according to new research. This massive ocean's tectonic forces reactivated old fault lines, creating mountains and highlands millions of years before the Himalayan uplift. Dinosaurs once roamed this similarly uneven landscape.
Central Asia's rugged terrain was shaped by the ancient Tethys Ocean, not climate change or mantle flows, according to new research. This massive ocean's tectonic forces reactivated old fault lines, creating mountains and highlands millions of years before the Himalayan uplift. Dinosaurs once roamed this similarly uneven landscape.
