the long shallow inland sea which separates two blocks laurasis and gondwana was
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The long shallow inland sea which separated two blocks Laurasia and Gondwana were the Tethys Sea.
The following points explain the features of the Tethys Sea in detail-
- Period- The Tethys Sea is also known as the neo-Tethys. It was located between the ancient continents of Laurasia and Gondwana as mentioned in the question, in the Mesozoic era. During the Cretaceous period, it was divided into, the great Indian ocean and the Atlantic ocean.
- Parts of the sea- The Tethys sea was divided into- The Eastern Tethys and The Western Tethys. The Western Tethys was also known as the Paratethys or the Alpine Tethys Ocean.
- History of the sea- The Tethys sea was discovered by the Australian paleontologist, Melchior Neumayr. His concept of discovering the sea was known as Zentrales Mittelmeer. He confirmed the existence of the Tethys sea by the Mesozoic marine sediments and their distribution.
Thus, the Tethys sea was considered as the sea goddess in earlier times.
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