English Explanatory Dictionary

Zanclean flood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A theorised flood, 5.33 million years ago, of the Mediterranean basin, then dry due to the Messinian salinity crisis, triggered by its reconnection with the Atlantic Ocean, that marks the transition from the Miocene epoch (Messinian age) to the Pliocene epoch (Zanclean age).

Word forms

Zanclean flood

Synonyms

Zanclean deluge terminal Messinian flood
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