Quand la Méditerranée s’est vidée Il y a plus de 5 millions d’années, la mer Méditerranée s’est asséchée, laissant place à un désert de sel à perte de vue. Retour sur la dernière grande crise hydrologique du bassin méditerranéen.

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The marine biodiversity impact of the Late Miocene Mediterranean salinity crisis Massive salt accumulations, or salt giants, have formed in highly restricted marine basins throughout geological history, but their impact on biodiversity has been only patchily studied. The salt gian...

The impact of the Messinian Salinity Crisis on marine biota finally quantified
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