Palaeogeographic evolution of the late Miocene Rifian Corridor (Morocco): reconstructions from surface and subsurface data

W Capella, N Barhoun, R Flecker, FJ Hilgen… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Rifian Corridor was one of the Mediterranean–Atlantic seaways that
progressively restricted and caused the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Many key …

Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change

R Flecker, W Krijgsman, W Capella… - 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Phylogeny and biogeography of African Murinae based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, with a new tribal classification of the subfamily

E Lecompte, K Aplin, C Denys, F Catzeflis… - BMC evolutionary …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background Within the subfamily Murinae, African murines represent 25% of
species biodiversity, making this group ideal for detailed studies of the patterns and timing of …

Late Neogene evolution of the Taza–Guercif Basin (Rifian Corridor, Morocco) and implications for the Messinian salinity crisis

W Krijgsman, CG Langereis, WJ Zachariasse… - Marine Geology, 1999 - Elsevier
Magnetostratigraphic and biostratigraphic results are presented from Neogene deposits in
the Taza–Guercif Basin, located at the southern margin of the Rifian Corridor in Morocco …

Crustal architecture and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian margin) at the convergence of the Eurasian and African plates

E Gracia, J Danobeitia, J Vergés, R Bartolomé… - …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The Gulf of Cadiz, located at the southwestern Iberian margin, is characterized by
widespread seismicity, compressional and strike‐slip fault plane solutions and by a large …

The Alboran volcanic-arc modulated the Messinian faunal exchange and salinity crisis

G Booth-Rea, C R. Ranero, I Grevemeyer - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
What process triggered the Mediterranean Sea restriction remains debated since the
discovery of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Recent hypotheses infer that the MSC …

Fossils know it best: using a new set of fossil calibrations to improve the temporal phylogenetic framework of murid rodents (Rodentia: Muridae)

T Aghová, Y Kimura, J Bryja, G Dobigny… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Murid rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) represent the most diverse and abundant
mammalian family. In this study, we provide a refined set of fossil calibrations which is used …

Evidence for African–Iberian exchanges during the Messinian in the Spanish mammalian record

J Agustí, M Garcés, W Krijgsman - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2006 - Elsevier
The thick continental record in the Fortuna Basin enables the to establishment of an
accurate chronology for the main mammalian events in the Western Mediterranean between …

Evidence for an African-Iberian mammal dispersal during the pre-evaporitic Messinian

L Gibert, GR Scott, P Montoya… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The accurate timing of biogeographic dispersal can be determined by examining the age of
fossiliferous strata on either side of a physical barrier. Here we show that African mammals …

Mitochondrial differentiation and biogeography of Hyla meridionalis (Anura: Hylidae): an unusual phylogeographical pattern

E Recuero, A Iraola, X Rubio… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To study the patterns of genetic variation and the historical events and processes that
influenced the distribution and intraspecific diversity in Hyla meridionalis Boettger, 1874 …