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History of the Mediterranean salinity crisis
Kenneth J. Hsü,Lucien Montadert,Daniel Bernoulli,Maria Bianca Cita,Albert Erickson,Robert E. Garrison,Robert B. Kidd,F. Melieres,Carla Müller,Ramil Wright +9 more
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In this article, a history of geodynamic evolution of the Mediterranean leading to the salinity crisis is outlined, based on the 'desiccated deep-basin model' and an accurate portrayal of the crisis is presented.Abstract:
A history of geodynamic evolution of the Mediterranean leading to the salinity crisis is outlined, based on the ‘desiccated deep-basin model’. An accurate portrayal of the crisis is presented, based on data from new drilling and studies of on-land geology.read more
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Molecular biogeography of Europe: Pleistocene cycles and postglacial trends
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Molecular evidence on the evolutionary and biogeographical patterns of European cyprinids.
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The Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean basin: A reassessment of the data and an integrated scenario
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an integrated scenario that revives the key points of the previous model with new statements about the chronology, depositional settings, hydrological mechanisms, consequences and correlations with the global changes.
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The Western Mediterranean basin geological evolution
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Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of the Alpine System
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Late Miocene Desiccation of the Mediterranean
Abstract: This article presents evidence that the Mediterranean Sea was a desiccated deep basin some 6 million years ago.
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Immunological Time Scale for Hominid Evolution
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Alpine Deformation and the Oceanic Areas of the Tethys, Mediterranean, and Atlantic
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