How the World's Largest Lake Killed the World's Smallest Whales | The Paratethys

Around 12 million years ago, a giant sea was disconnected from the world's oceans. Spanning across southern europe and northwestern asia, the Megalake Paratethys was the largest lake to ever exist. This giant lake was home to a variety of marine mammals, including the worlds smallest baleen whale! Watch this science animation video to learn more about this forgotten ecosystem and it’s interesting inhabitants!

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:38 History and Size of Paratethys Megalake
1:37 Animals of the Paratethys
2:09 Cetotherium riabinini's feeding style
3:12 Extinction of the Lake
4:12 Outro and Credits

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