Saharan Seaway Reconstruction (IMAGE)

American Museum of Natural History

Saharan Seaway Reconstruction

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During the Late Cretaceous-early Paleogene, the shallow waters of the Trans-Saharan Seaway waters were teeming with aquatic species which ranged from small mollusks to giant sea snakes and catfish.

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© Carl Buell

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