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A history of geodynamic evolution of the Mediterranean leading to the salinity crisis is outlined, based on the ‘desiccated deep-basin model’. An accurate portrayal of the crisis is presented, based on data from new drilling and studies of on-land geology.
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Hsü, K., Montadert, L., Bernoulli, D. et al. History of the Mediterranean salinity crisis. Nature 267, 399–403 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267399a0
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