The largest lake in Earth’s history wasn’t the Caspian. It wasn’t the Mediterranean. It was something almost no one talks about. 12 million years ago, a mega-lake called Paratethys covered much of Europe and Central Asia — bigger than today’s Mediterranean Sea. And then… it vanished. But its last fragments are still on the map. 🌍 Look closely. #LostWorld #AncientEarth #HiddenHistory #EarthHistory #geology #prehistoric #DidYouKnow #sciencefacts | The Lost Atlas

Six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was scarcely even a sea: it was just a few scattered lakes, each surrounded by mile after mile of salt and gypsum. But then the biggest flood in Earth's history triggered storms and earthquakes—and created the Mediterranean as we know it today. Learn more: https://on.natgeo.com/4fSjToj | National Geographic History