Megaflood Refilled Mediterranean Sea 5.3 Million Years Ago, New Study Suggests

Megaflood Refilled Mediterranean Sea 5.3 Million Years Ago, New Study Suggests
One debated scenario for the termination of the Messinian salinity crisis 5.33 million years ago is cataclysmic refilling of the Mediterranean Sea through the Zanclean megaflood; Micallef et al. present a clear line of onshore-to-offshore evidence for this megaflood spilling over a shallow-water marine corridor in south-east Sicily into the nearby subaqueous Noto Canyon. This aerial photo shows a ridge eroded by the megaflood located north-east of Masseria del Volpe, south-east Sicily. Image credit: Kevin Sciberras & Neil Petroni.

A massive flood called the Zanclean megaflood ended the Messinian salinity crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, according to new research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).

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 A massive flood called the Zanclean megaflood ended the Messinian salinity crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, according to new research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
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