Messinian salinity crisis
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Messinian salinity crisis
proper noun
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A geological event, characterized by the partial desiccation of the Mediterranean basin.
Our isotopic and sedimentologic correlations demonstrate that the latest Miocene expansion of the West Antarctic ice sheet preceded and most likely precipitated the Messinian salinity crisis.
Similar: Messinian event, MSC
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name geological event
| Français | crise de salinité messinienne |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Messinische Salinitätskrise |
| Italiano | crisi di salinità del Messiniano, evento messiniano |
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title = {Messinian salinity crisis},
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