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Chapter 2. Dacian Basin paleogeography. Sedimentological interpretation
FIGURE 2.1. Paleogeographic maps used in this book for the investigation of the Dacian Basin
evolution
2.1.2. Paleogeography before the existence of the Dacian Basin
The undivided Paratethys domain. According to Rögl (1999), during the Chattian time
(29 - 24 Ma), after the initial isolation episode, Paratethys reverted to the open marine
conditions due to the reconnection with the global ocean. The whole Paratethys appeared
as an elongated epicontinental sea (Fig. 2.2A), with two deep-water basins
(Carpathian Basin and Black Sea Depression). Between the deep basins there was
the emerged Moesian land, but its presence did not obstruct the circulation of the
Paratethys marine water (Popov et al., 2004). The Eggenburgian (20.5 - 19.0 Ma) paleogeographic
map (Fig. 2.2A) shows the same undivided Paratethian sea.