Paolo,
Mediterranean is believed to have dried completely about 5 million years
ago. If there were any species common to it & the other seas before then,
they probably all died out during the dry period. I believe most of the
water that refilled the basin came from the Atlantic Ocean after the
Straights of Gibraltar opened.

The following site has good maps of what the Earth looked like in the past:
http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm


Aydin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paolo G. Albano [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 January, 2002 1:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Med vs Indian Ocean
>
>
> Dear Conch-lers,
> I am currently try to understand the evolution of the
> connections between
> the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea-Indian Ocean in the last
> 50-100-150-200 millions of years to understand to which
> extent they have
> common ancestors.
> Has any of you any idea? Or is anyone aware of any book,
> article or website
> where I can find information?
> Thanks,
> Paolo
>
>
> Paolo Giulio ALBANO
> Bologna, ITALY
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