Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
4690565 | Sedimentary Geology | 2008 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
The combination of calcareous nannoplankton biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy has confirmed that both the end of the sedimentation of the Messinian I phase, as well as the two lowstand erosional surfaces (intra- and end-Messinian unconformities) and also the onset of the Pliocene phase occurred in the chron C3r (c. 5.9-5.2Â Ma). Under the assumption of the classical model of a desiccated deep basin, either of the two aforementioned erosional surfaces, or even both, could be correlative with the evaporites deposited in the abyssal parts of the Mediterranean.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Earth-Surface Processes
Authors
Jesús M. Soria, Jesús E. Caracuel, Hugo CorbÃ, Jaume Dinarès-Turell, Carlos Lancis, José E. Tent-Manclús, César Viseras, Alfonso Yébenes,