At some point, you may have learned that the Mediterrainean Sea dried out around 6 million years ago and was then refilled by an astonishing torrent of water in the Zanclean flood. That's been more or less the mainstream geological consensus for the past half century, but it may be due for revision. knowablemagazine.org/content/a…
#geology #Mediterranean #prehistory
#geology #Mediterranean #prehistory
The cataclysmic flood that wasn’t
Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean some 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty.Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews
