Turgai Strait
The Turgai Strait, also known as the Turgay/Turgai Sea, Obik Sea, Ural Sea
The Turgai Strait was not absolutely continuous throughout this entire era, though it was a persistent and predominating feature in its region; it "fragmented southern Europe and southwestern Asia into many large islands, and separated Europe from Asia."[3]
The division of the Eurasian landmass by the Turgai Sea had the effect of isolating animal populations.[4]
The Turgai Strait derives its name from the
See also
- Rheic Ocean – Ancient ocean which separated two major palaeocontinents, Gondwana and Laurussia
- Sundance Sea – Inland sea that existed in North America during the mid-to-late Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era
- Tethys Ocean – Prehistoric ocean between Gondwana and Laurasia
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-883903-3.
- ^ Briggs, John C. Global Biogeography. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 1995; pp. 71, 76, 84, 88, and ff.
- ^ Duellman, William Edward. Biology of Amphibians. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994; p. 480.
- ISBN 9780801847806.
Otherwise, most, if not all, continental masses were united into a single land mass — Pangaea. ... (M) Leiopelmatidae (L) Discoglossidae (U) Palaeobatrachidae (U) Cretaceous, 135 m.y. Turgai Sea separated east and west Eurasia
- ^ Tectonic units and division of the South Turgay Basin.
 | This palaeogeography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |