Architecture and sequence stratigraphy of the Upper Coralline Limestone formation, Malta—Implications for Eastern Mediterranean restriction prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis

Architecture and sequence stratigraphy of the Upper Coralline Limestone formation, Malta—Implications for Eastern Mediterranean restriction prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis

Abstract The Eastern and Western Mediterranean are separated by an elevated plateau that regulates water exchange between these two basins. The Maltese archipelago, situated atop this topographic high, offers a unique window into the evolution of this plateau in the lead up to the Messinian Salinity...

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Main Authors: Or M. Bialik, Raymond Zammit, Aaron Micallef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:The Depositional Record
Subjects:
carbonate platform
Central Mediterranean
Late Miocene C‐type carbonate factory
Malta Plateau
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.138

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https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.138

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