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Català: Reinundació de la Mediterrània per aigües atlàntiques que posà fi a la Crisi Salina del Messinià fa 5,3 milions d'anys. L'entrada d'aigua es va produir a través de l'estret de Gibraltar (A) i al omplir la conca mediterrània occidental passà a inundar la oriental, probablement a través de l'actual estret de Sicilia (F)
Interpretació artística realitzada per Pau Bahí amb la supervisió científica de Daniel García Castellanos, geofísic de l'Institut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera (CSIC)


Español: Reinundación del Mediterráneo por aguas atlánticas que puso fin a la Crisis Salina Mesiniense hace 5,3 millones de años. La entrada de agua se produjo a través del estrecho de Gibraltar (A) y al colmatar la cuenca mediterránea occidental pasó a inundar la oriental, probablemente a través del actual estrecho de Sicilia (F).
Interpretación artística realizada por Pau Bahí bajo la supervisión científica de Daniel García Castellanos, geofísico del Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera (CSIC)


English: Re-flooding of the Mediterranean by Atlantic waters that ended the Messinian salinity crisis 5.3 million years ago (Zanclean flood). Water intrusion occurred across the Strait of Gibraltar (A) and clog the western Mediterranean basin flooded eastern, probably through the current Strait of Sicily (F).
Artistic interpretation by Pau Bahí under the scientific supervision of Daniel Garcia Castellanos, geophysicist at the Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (CSIC)
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