This mega lake was formed by raising central Europe's mountain ranges, separating the ancient Paratethys Sea from the ocean and forming mega lake Paratethys, the largest lake ever. Palcu and his ...
More information: Mathias Harzhauser et al, The Central Paratethys Sea—rise and demise of a Miocene European marine biodiversity hotspot, Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67370 ...
The animal lived around 22 million years ago in a coastal area of the Miocene Paratethys Sea in what is now Upper Austria, with a variety of microorganisms, algae, mussels, snails, fishes ...