List of ancient oceans

This is a list of former oceans that disappeared due to tectonic movements and other geographical and climatic changes. In alphabetic order:

List

See also

  • Category:Historical oceans
  • List of oceans – Limits of Earth's oceanic waters
  • Paleocontinent – A distinct area of continental crust that existed as a major landmass in the geological past
  • Paratethys – Prehistoric shallow inland sea in Eurasia
  • Piemont-Liguria Ocean – Former piece of oceanic crust that is seen as part of the Tethys Ocean
  • Superocean – Ocean that surrounds a supercontinent, an ocean that surrounds a global supercontinent
  • Valais Ocean – Subducted ocean basin. Remnants found in the Alps in the North Penninic nappes.
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