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Ice ages made Earth’s ocean crust thicker

February 7, 2015

New Seafloor Map Helps Scientists Find New Features

The two accumulation phases of the Mediterranean salt layer during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. In the first phase, salt accumulated in a Mediterranean Basin filled with brine; in the second phase, salt accumulated in a Mediterranean completely isolated from the Atlantic Ocean, as a result of the significant drop in sea level in the western and eastern Mediterranean sub-basins. © Giovanni Aloisi

How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years ago

New sulfate-breathing species discovered beneath ocean crust

Using magnetic data: Researcher uncovers 340 million year-old oceanic crust in the Mediterranean Sea

Oceanic Crust Breakthrough: Solving a Magma Mystery

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The floor of the ocean comes into better focus

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Breathing Underwater: Evidence of Microscopic Life in Oceanic Crust

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New Species Discovered Beneath Ocean Crust

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What lies beneath modern New England? Mountain-building and the end of...

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Ice ages made Earth’s ocean crust thicker

February 7, 2015

The two accumulation phases of the Mediterranean salt layer during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. In the first phase, salt accumulated in a Mediterranean Basin filled with brine; in the second phase, salt accumulated in a Mediterranean completely isolated from the Atlantic Ocean, as a result of the significant drop in sea level in the western and eastern Mediterranean sub-basins. © Giovanni Aloisi

How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years...

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New Seafloor Map Helps Scientists Find New Features

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