"Ural Sea" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Ural Ocean.
The Turgai Strait, also known as the Turgay/TurgaiSea, Obik Sea, Ural Sea[1] or West Siberian Sea, was a large shallow body of salt water (an epicontinental or epeiric sea) during the Mesozoic through CenozoicEras. It extended north of the present-day Caspian Sea to the "paleo-Arctic" region, and was in existence from the Middle Jurassic to Oligocene, approximately 160 to 29 million years ago.[2]
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]
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
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^Allaby, Michael (2020). A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (5 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198839033.001.0001. ISBN978-0-19-883903-3.
^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.
^Duellman, William E. (1986). Biology of Amphibians. JHU Press. p. 479. ISBN9780801847806. 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.
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turgai, strait, ural, redirects, here, confused, with, ural, ocean, also, known, turgay, turgai, obik, ural, west, siberian, large, shallow, body, salt, water, epicontinental, epeiric, during, mesozoic, through, cenozoic, eras, extended, north, present, caspia. Ural Sea redirects here Not to be confused with the Ural Ocean The Turgai Strait also known as the Turgay Turgai Sea Obik Sea Ural Sea 1 or West Siberian Sea was a large shallow body of salt water an epicontinental or epeiric sea during the Mesozoic through Cenozoic Eras It extended north of the present day Caspian Sea to the paleo Arctic region and was in existence from the Middle Jurassic to Oligocene approximately 160 to 29 million years ago 2 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 Turgay Basin of modern day Kazakhstan where a stretch of the Turgai River flows 5 See also edit nbsp Oceans portal 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 LaurasiaReferences edit Allaby Michael 2020 A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences 5 ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 acref 9780198839033 001 0001 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 Duellman William E 1986 Biology of Amphibians JHU Press p 479 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 nbsp This palaeogeography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turgai Strait amp oldid 1194812434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
