This video animates the evolution, and end, of the Messinian salinity crisis. University of Malta/Aaron Micallef, D. Garcia-Castellanos, and A. Camerlenghi.

The trouble is, most of the previous evidence came from salt deposits — some kilometers thick — on the Mediterranean seafloor — an indication of what scientists call the Messinian salinity crisis.

This so-called Messinian Salinity Crisis lasted for 600,000 years. Advertisement Previously, scientists thought the Mediterranean gradually refilled over 10,000 years.

They named that age “Messinian” and the drying up eventually became known as the Messinian salinity crisis. In the 1970s, scientists for the first time drilled deep below the Mediterranean ...

They named that age “Messinian” and the drying up eventually became known as the Messinian salinity crisis. In the 1970s, scientists for the first time drilled deep below the Mediterranean ...

They chose the Mediterranean's famous gypsum formations, which formed 6 million years ago during a sharp increase in salinity dubbed the Messinian Salinity Crisis.

"The Messinian Salinity Crisis occurred when the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean," said Sellam. "This led to rapid evaporation, ...

Could You Survive The Messinian Salinity Crisis? Season 2 Episode 9 | 1h 11m 58s. In the Late Miocene Epoch, tectonic forces uplifted the Earth's crust, blocking off the Mediterranean Sea from the ...

Until, that is, this roughly 600,000-year-long period known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis suddenly came to an end. Related Story. Scientists Find Truth In China's Legendary Flood; ...

Between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Messinian Salinity Crisis caused the Mediterranean Sea to be cut off from the Atlantic Ocean and evaporate into an expanse of salt deposits.

During the Messinian salinity crisis, which occurred between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was isolated from the Atlantic Ocean and evaporated, leading to enormous salt ...

The Messinian Salinity Crisis—which ran between 5.97 to 5.33 million years ago—occurred when the sea became isolated from the Atlantic Ocean, leading to the near-complete evaporation of the ...