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Català: Tancament del darrer canal de conexió entre la Mediterrània i l'Atlàntic, conduint a la dessecació completa del primer durant la Crisi Salina del Messinià fa 5,96 milions d'anys. Els rius - (B) i (C) - que anteriorment drenaven la Mediterrània, van escavar en els marges continentals profunds congostos erosius; (D) l'evaporació de la Mediterrània va dur a la saturació de la sal en les seves aigües i a la precipitació de capes de sal de més d'un kilòmetre de gruix; (E) a les parts més profundes del mar hi van quedar llacs on s'evaporava l'aigua recollida de la conca mediterrània. La vinyeta recrea el trànsit de mamífers, com els camèlids i els jerbus petits, a través de l'estret de Gibraltar.
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: Cierre del último canal de conexión entre el Mediterráneo y el Atlántico, conduciendo a la desecación completa del primero durante la Crisis Salina Mesiniense hace 5,96 millones de años. Los ríos - (B) y (C) - que anteriormente drenaban al Mediterráneo excavaron en los márgenes continentales profundas gargantas erosivas; (D) la evaporación del Mediterráneo condujo a la saturación de la sal en sus aguas y a la precipitación de capas de sal de más de un kilómetro de espesor; (E) en las partes más profundas del mar quedaron lagos donde se evaporaba el agua recogida de la cuenca mediterránea. La viñeta recrea el tránsito de mamíferos, como camélidos y gerbillos, a través del estrecho de Gibraltar.
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: Closing the last channel connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, leading to the first drying during the Messinian salinity crisis 5.96 million years ago. Rivers - (B) and (C) - which previoust drained to the Mediterranean excavated erosion gorges in the continental margins; (D) evaporation of the Mediterranean led to saturation of the salt in its waters and precipitation of salt layers over a kilometer thick; (E) in the deeper parts of the sea were lakes where water collected from the Mediterranean basin evaporated. The inset box recreates the mammalian, like camélidos and gerbils, transit across the Strait.
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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