Tethys the sea goddess
Pangaea the supercontinent and the birth of Tethys
Extinction, evolution and the great cycles of life
Tethyan fecundity in the Jurassic seas
Black death to black gold
The greatest flood of all time : rise and fall of the seas
End of an era : the debate continues
Portrait of the Tethys seaway
Closing ocean, rising mountain
Death throes of an ocean
Epilogue : perspective on the future.