Ancient lost ocean may have built Central Asia’s dinosaur-era mountains

ScienceDaily
May 17, 2026, 8:40 pm76 ptsTrending
Scientists have uncovered evidence that the vanished Tethys Ocean may have sculpted Central Asia’s mountainous landscape during the dinosaur era. Using decades of geological data, researchers found that distant tectonic activity linked to the ancient ocean appears to match periods of rapid mountain formation.…

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