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Late Miocene Desiccation of the Mediterranean

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This article presents evidence that the Mediterranean Sea was a desiccated deep basin some 6 million years ago.

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  1. Geologisches Institut, ETH, Zürich

    K. J. HSÜ

  2. Lamont-Doherty Geological Laboratory, Palisades, New York

    W. B. F. RYAN

  3. Università degli Studi, Milano

    M. B. CITA

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HSÜ, K., RYAN, W. & CITA, M. Late Miocene Desiccation of the Mediterranean. Nature 242, 240–244 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242240a0

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