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61:3.7 15,000,000 years ago the [[mountain]] regions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia] were rising, and there was some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes volcanic] activity throughout these regions, but nothing [[comparable]] to the lava flows of the Western Hemisphere. These unsettled conditions prevailed all over the world.

61:3.7 15,000,000 years ago the [[mountain]] regions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia] were rising, and there was some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes volcanic] activity throughout these regions, but nothing [[comparable]] to the lava flows of the Western Hemisphere. These unsettled conditions prevailed all over the world.

61:3.8 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Gibraltar] closed, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain] was [[connected]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] by the old land bridge, but the [[Mediterranean]] flowed into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic Ocean Atlantic] through a narrow [[channel]] which extended across [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Basin_%28geology%29 France], the [[mountain]] peaks and highlands appearing as islands above this ancient sea. Later on, these European seas began to withdraw. Still later, the [[Mediterranean]] was connected with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian Ocean Indian Ocean][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variscan_orogeny], while at the close of this period the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez Suez] region was elevated so that the [[Mediterranean]] became, for a time, an inland salt sea.

61:3.8 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar Strait of Gibraltar] closed, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain] was [[connected]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] by the old land bridge, but the [[Mediterranean]] flowed into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic Ocean Atlantic] through a narrow [[channel]] which extended across [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Basin_%28geology%29 France], the [[mountain]] peaks and highlands appearing as islands above this ancient sea. Later on, these European seas began to withdraw. Still later, the [[Mediterranean]] was connected with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian Ocean Indian Ocean][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variscan_orogeny], while at the close of this period the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez Suez] region was elevated so that the [[Mediterranean]] became, for a time, an inland salt sea.

61:3.9 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland Iceland] land bridge submerged, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Ocean arctic waters] commingled with those of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean]. The Atlantic coast of North America rapidly cooled, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Coast Pacific coast] remained warmer than at present. The great [[ocean]] currents were in [[function]] and affected [[climate]] much as they do today.

61:3.9 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland Iceland] land bridge submerged, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Ocean arctic waters] commingled with those of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean]. The Atlantic coast of North America rapidly cooled, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Coast Pacific coast] remained warmer than at present. The great [[ocean]] currents were in [[function]] and affected [[climate]] much as they do today.