Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:causedBy |
closure of the Strait of Gibraltar
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gptkbp:endDate |
gptkb:Zanclean_flood
about 5.33 million years ago |
gptkbp:followedBy |
refilling of Mediterranean Sea
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messinian salinity crisis
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mediterranean_Basin
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gptkbp:mainDeposits |
gptkb:anhydrite
gypsum halite |
gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Late_Miocene
gptkb:Messinian_age |
gptkbp:precededBy |
normal marine conditions in Mediterranean
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
climate change
tectonic activity |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
evaporation of Mediterranean Sea
massive salt deposits lowering of Mediterranean sea level |
gptkbp:significance |
major paleoenvironmental change
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gptkbp:startDate |
about 5.96 million years ago
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
geologists
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Miocene
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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