where is this ocean?
Between the ancient continents of Gondwana and Laurasia
Tethys Ocean
between the ancient continents of Gondwana and Laurasia, before the opening of the Indian and Atlantic oceans during the Cretaceous Period.
what is postelsia? The sea palm from where does it get its name? From geologist Alexander Philipov Postels and artist who worked with Ruprecht, while the specific name, "palmaeformis", describes the alga's superficial similarity in appearance to true palms. where is it found? In California are any fossils available? Yes, from Monte Bolca, a lagerstätte near Verona is it edible? Yes, the blades are sometimes used in certain dishes are any animal fossils also found in the first place where these fossils are sound? Yes, Monte Bolca has crustaceans, jellyfish and polychaete worms what are its geological features? It was uplifted from the Tethys Ocean floor during the formation of the Alps, in two stages: one 24 million years ago, and one between 30 and 50 million years ago.
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Tethys Ocean [SEP] Introduction
The Tethys Ocean ( "Tēthús"), also called the Tethys Sea or the Neotethys, was an ocean during much of the Mesozoic Era located between the ancient continents of Gondwana and Laurasia, before the opening of the Indian and Atlantic oceans during the Cretaceous Period.