A group of fossil scientists consisting of Turkish and French scientists; They found that a forgotten continent called Balkanatolia, sandwiched between the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, is of critical importance for mammals in the region. The continent served as a bridge for animals in Asia to cross over to Europe.
A group in Turkey with the National Scientific Research Center operating in France fossil scientisthave completed a large-scale study covering the Balkans and Anatolia. As a result of the studies, it was revealed that there is actually another continent in the lands we live in, but this continent was almost ‘forgotten’ as a result of geographical changes.
The continent, which was rediscovered as a result of the investigations, was completely Stuck in the middle of Africa, Asia and Europe. That the continent existed in the Eocene Period, that is, its history is approximately 40 million years ago detected. The experts, who published the results of their work in the journal Earth Science Reviews, still have some uncertainties about Balkanatolia.
Fossils enable ‘rediscovery’ of Balkanatolia
* On the left you see the state of Balkanatolia, which includes Turkey, 40 million years ago, and on the right, you see the present state of Balkanatolia.
Scientists used animal fossils in the discovery of Balkanatolia. According to previous studies, the animal population in Western Europe is more 34 million years ago It had changed because of animals from Asia. It was determined that the reason for this change was Balkanatolia. So much so that the continent, which had a population of its own about 50 million years ago, became extinct 40 million years ago. It has become the habitat of animals in Asia. A period of several million years also led these animals to cross over to Europe and change populations.
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Scientists have solved a problem as a result of their studies. they could not solve: So much so that it is not known exactly how Balkanatolia left Africa and then how it was connected to Europe. Scientists’ estimates on this subject are as follows: The process that took place about 34 million years ago and enabled the Antarctic glaciers to form changed the amount of water around this continent. dwindling waters, Acted as a bridge between Balkantolia and Europe. In the following period, the distance between Balkananatolia and Africa was filled with water again. As such, animals that came to Balkanatolia from Asia had the opportunity to cross over to Europe. But that’s just one possibility…