Indiandefencereview.com May 18, 2026 • 19:55

Lost Tethys Ocean May Have Forged Central Asia’s Mountainous Landscapes Millions of Years Ago - Indian Defence Review

By Emily Carter

Lost Tethys Ocean May Have Forged Central Asia’s Mountainous Landscapes Millions of Years Ago - Indian Defence Review

A vanished ocean may have sculpted Central Asia’s dinosaur-era mountains, revealing new forces behind ancient geological change.

A new study from Adelaide University suggests that the long-vanished Tethys Ocean played a decisive role in forming Central Asias mountainous landscapes during the Cretaceous period, long before the … [+5697 chars]

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