Pliocene Europe

thumb|right|alt=Palaeogeographical reorganization of the Tethys–Paratethys region during the Paleogene, from a connected Tethys configuration during the early Eocene (above) to a fragmented and restricted Paratethys region configuration during the Oligocene (below).|Palaeogeographical reorganization of the Tethys–Paratethys region during the Paleogene, from a connected Tethys configuration during the early [[Eocene (above) to a fragmented and restricted Paratethys region configuration during the Oligocene (below). Note the loss of deep-water connections between the Indian Ocean region and the

shallow ancient sea located where the Pannonian Basin in Central Europe is today

theoretical refilling of the Mediterranean Sea between the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs