The Messinian Salinity Crisis: Past and future of a great challenge for marine sciences
Forty years after the image of the Mediterranean transformed into a giant salty lake was first
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change
Marine gateways play a critical role in the exchange of water, heat, salt and nutrients
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
[HTML][HTML] 50th anniversary review of the Mediterranean desiccation hypothesis
WBF Ryan - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2023 - Springer
The first deep-sea drilling expedition in the Mediterranean chanced upon unanticipated
discoveries when recovering deeply buried sediments of Late Miocene age that had once …
discoveries when recovering deeply buried sediments of Late Miocene age that had once …
Structural and sedimentary origin of the Gargano-Pelagosa gateway and impact on sedimentary evolution during the Messinian Salinity Crisis
Circulation of water masses, sediment, and biotope between the sub-basins of the
Mediterranean Sea strongly depends on morphological oceanic gateways. These …
Mediterranean Sea strongly depends on morphological oceanic gateways. These …
Late Miocene megalake regressions in Eurasia
The largest megalake in the geological record formed in Eurasia during the late Miocene,
when the epicontinental Paratethys Sea became tectonically-trapped and disconnected from …
when the epicontinental Paratethys Sea became tectonically-trapped and disconnected from …
A single cause for uplift of the Central and Eastern Anatolian plateau?
J Bartol, R Govers - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Regional observations suggest that the Central Anatolian plateau (central Turkey) has risen
by> 1 km since the Tortonian (~ 8 Ma) while significant crustal shortening did not occur. This …
by> 1 km since the Tortonian (~ 8 Ma) while significant crustal shortening did not occur. This …
Refining our knowledge of the Messinian salinity crisis records in the offshore domain through multi-site seismic analysis
J Lofi, F Sage, J Déverchère… - Bulletin de la …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Messinian salinity crisis (MSC)[Hsü et al., 1973] has deeply shaped the Mediterranean
landscape and triggered large sedimentary deposits (evaporites and clastics) in the deep …
landscape and triggered large sedimentary deposits (evaporites and clastics) in the deep …
Messinian erosional and salinity crises: view from the Provence Basin (Gulf of Lions, Western Mediterranean)
Though the late Miocene “Messinian Salinity Crisis” has been intensely researched along
the circum-Mediterranean basins, few studies have focused on the central part of the …
the circum-Mediterranean basins, few studies have focused on the central part of the …
Intra-Messinian truncation surface in the Levant Basin explained by subaqueous dissolution
The Messinian salinity crisis (MSC) is an extreme event in Earth history during which a salt
giant (> 1× 10 6 km 3) accumulated on the Mediterranean seafloor within∼ 640 ky Erosional …
giant (> 1× 10 6 km 3) accumulated on the Mediterranean seafloor within∼ 640 ky Erosional …
Sedimentary evolution of the Neogene-Quaternary Crotone Basin (southern Italy) and relationships with large-scale tectonics: A sequence stratigraphic approach
Abstract The Crotone Basin is a Neogene-Quaternary depocenter developed along the
Ionian margin of Calabria, southern Italy. The basin opening was concomitant with the onset …
Ionian margin of Calabria, southern Italy. The basin opening was concomitant with the onset …