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

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 …

The Messinian salinity crisis (MSC)-the most abrupt, global-scale environmental change
since the end of the Cretaceous–is widely associated with partial desiccation of the …

Abstract During the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC, 5.97–5.33 Ma), thick evaporites were
deposited in the Mediterranean Sea associated with major margin erosion. This has been …

We conduct the seismic signal analysis on vintage and recently collected multichannel
seismic reflection profiles from the Ionian Basin to characterize the deep basin Messinian …

In spite of clear fan‐shaped magnetic anomalies in the Eastern Algero‐Balearic Basin
(EABB), the way how and the time when seafloor spreading occurred are still debated. In …

Abstract Convergence between African and European plates generates compressional
strain, primarily concentrated along the northern African margin. This is testified on the …

Carbonate escarpments are submarine limestone and dolomite cliffs that have been
documented in numerous sites around the world. Their geomorphic evolution is poorly …

We present an overview of the crustal architecture of the continental margins of the oceanic
Algerian Basin in the westernmost Mediterranean Sea. During the Cenozoic, and with a …

Marine-continental transitional facies coal measures that form tight sandstone reservoirs in
heavily deformed areas are a new field for natural gas exploration. The degree of fracture …