Pissouri area, on Cyprus (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

Pissouri area, on Cyprus

Caption

The end of the Messinian Salinity Crisis, ~5.3 million years ago, was marked by a distinct change in the sediments deposited on the Mediterranean Sea floor, which is seen here at Pissouri area, on Cyprus.

Credit

Konstantina Agiadi

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