Chlorine isotopes constrain a major drawdown of the Mediterranean Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis
Abstract Hydrological restriction from the Atlantic Ocean transformed the Mediterranean Sea into a giant saline basin during the Messinian Salinity Crisis (5.97–5.33 million years ago). It is still unclear if the deposition of nearly one million km3 of evaporite salts during this event was triggered...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53781-6 |