MSC

E905194

geological event paleoceanographic event paleoclimatic event

MSC refers to the Messinian Salinity Crisis, a geological event about 5–6 million years ago when the Mediterranean Sea nearly dried up due to restricted connection with the Atlantic Ocean.

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Label	Occurrences
MSC canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological event ⓘ paleoceanographic event ⓘ paleoclimatic event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MSC NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	global sea-level changes ⓘ restriction of connection between Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ tectonic uplift at the Gibraltar region ⓘ
chronostratigraphicUnit	Messinian NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect	changes in marine biota of the Mediterranean region ⓘ erosion of deep canyons by rivers flowing into the Mediterranean ⓘ isolation of Mediterranean marine fauna from Atlantic fauna ⓘ major drop in Mediterranean Sea level ⓘ massive salt deposition ⓘ near desiccation of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ precipitation of thick evaporite deposits ⓘ strong increase in Mediterranean water salinity ⓘ
endTime	about 5.33 million years ago ⓘ
evidence	deep drill cores from the Mediterranean seafloor ⓘ onshore Messinian evaporite outcrops ⓘ seismic reflection profiles in the Mediterranean basin ⓘ
followedBy	Pliocene marine conditions in the Mediterranean ⓘ Zanclean flood NERFINISHED ⓘ reflooding of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Late Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUncertainty	degree of complete versus partial desiccation of the Mediterranean basin ⓘ exact duration and timing of individual desiccation phases ⓘ
impact	hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean region ⓘ paleogeography of southern Europe and North Africa ⓘ regional climate around the Mediterranean ⓘ sedimentary architecture of Mediterranean margins ⓘ
location	Eastern Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibraltar Arc region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainDeposits	anhydrite ⓘ evaporites ⓘ gypsum ⓘ halite ⓘ potash salts ⓘ
namedAfter	Messinian age NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Neogene tectonic and climatic evolution of the Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Tortonian stage NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Gibraltar Strait closure NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean-Atlantic gateway evolution ⓘ
startTime	about 5.96 million years ago ⓘ
studiedBy	geologists ⓘ paleoceanographers ⓘ paleoclimatologists ⓘ
timeSpan	Late Messinian ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Messinian Salinity Crisis (late Miocene) → alsoKnownAs → MSC ⓘ

subject surface form: Messinian Salinity Crisis