Tortonian Thermal Maximum
Neogene climate event
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Timing
The TTM occurred around 10.8 million years ago, during the early part of the Tortonian.[1]
Effects
Global mean surface temperature was around 61.5 °F (16.4 °C) (16.4 °C) during the TTM.[2] Lake Pannon, the largest lake in Europe, experienced enhanced nutrient inputs that caused blooms of nannoplankton.[3] Potamidids experienced an expansion in their geographic range, with them entering the Paratethys from the Mediterranean Sea.[4]