The existence and evolution of a Messinian salt giant in the Mediterranean Sea has caused
much debate in the marine science community. Especially the suggestion that the …

According to some authors, the Messinian salinity crisis was ended by a giant waterfall or
megaflood 5.33 million years ago, when the Atlantic Ocean reconnected in a catastrophic …

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 …

It has been more than a decade since the appearance of the First Edition of this book. Much
progress has been made, but some controversies remain. The original ideas of Sloss and of …

We propose a revised age calibration of the Messinian salinity crisis onset in the
Mediterranean at 5.971 Ma based on the recognition of an extra gypsum cycle in the …

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 …

Abstract The Messinian salinity crisis,(5.96 to 5.33 million years ago) was caused by
reduced water inflow from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea resulting in …

Stratigraphy is defined as the study of layered rocks. In the context of sedimentary geology in
general, and of this book in particular, stratigraphy is the discipline that pulls everything …

Extremely thick evaporite units were deposited during the so-called Messinian Salinity Crisis
(MSC: 5.96–5.33 Ma) in a deep Mediterranean basin that was progressively disconnected …

The late Miocene evolution of the Mediterranean Basin is characterized by major changes in
connectivity, climate and tectonic activity resulting in unprecedented environmental and …