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Sixth and last age of the Miocene Epoch, about 7 to 5 million years ago
The Messinian is in the geologic timescale the last age or uppermost stage of the Miocene. It spans the time between 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma and 5.333 ± 0.005
Messinian
Drying-up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.96–5.33 million years ago
The Messinian salinity crisis (also referred to as the Messinian event, and in its latest stage as the Lago Mare event) was an event in which the Mediterranean
Messinian_salinity_crisis
Geologic formation in Sicily, Italy
The Messinian evaporite deposit is a geological deposit of evaporites which was found on Sicily and named after the city of Messina. It was later found
Messinian_evaporite
Theoretical refilling of the Mediterranean Sea between the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs
the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago. This flooding ended the Messinian salinity crisis and reconnected the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic
Zanclean_flood
Sea between Africa, Asia, and Europe
completely desiccated over a period of some 600,000 years during the Messinian salinity crisis before being refilled by the Zanclean flood about 5.3
Mediterranean_Sea
The Messinian Erosional Crisis is a phase in the Messinian evolution of the central Mediterranean basin resulting from major drawdown of the Mediterranean
Messinian_erosional_crisis
Region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate
several (debated) episodes of sea drawdown and re-flooding known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which ended when the Atlantic last re-flooded the basin
Mediterranean_basin
Earliest age on the geologic time scale of the Pliocene era
005 Ma (million years ago) and 3.6 ± 0.005 Ma. It is preceded by the Messinian Age of the Miocene Epoch, and followed by the Piacenzian Age. The Zanclean
Zanclean
Sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch
sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch made up of two stages: the Tortonian and Messinian. It lasted from 11.63 Ma (million years ago) to 5.333 Ma. The gibbons
Late_Miocene
Second geologic period in the Cenozoic Era
preceded by Zanclean Age The Miocene Epoch is subdivided into six ages: Messinian Age, preceded by Tortonian Age Serravallian Age Langhian Age Burdigalian
Neogene
Geologic age of the late Miocene
(million years ago). It follows the Serravallian and is followed by the Messinian. The Tortonian roughly overlaps with the regional Pannonian Stage of the
Tortonian
Oldest age in the Miocene
Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian ← Messinian salinity crisis ← North American prairie expands
Aquitanian_age
Second epoch of the Neogene Period
was marked by an increase in global temperatures relative to the cooler Messinian. This increase was related to the 1.2 million year obliquity amplitude
Pliocene
First epoch of the Neogene Period
Sea to almost completely evaporate. This event is referred to as the "Messinian salinity crisis". Then, at the Miocene–Pliocene boundary, the Strait of
Miocene
Landmass consisting of Africa, Asia, and Europe
the Messinian, fusing northwest Africa and Iberia together. This led to the nearly complete desiccation of the Mediterranean Basin, the Messinian salinity
Afro-Eurasia
Popular uprising in 1834
του 1834" [The Messinian Uprising of 1834]. Trifiliaki Estia (in Greek). Bitsanis, Ilias. "Η Μεσσηνιακή Επανάσταση του 1834" [The Messinian Uprising of 1834]
Messinian_Uprising_of_1834
The term Messenian Suburban Railway (or Kalamata Suburban Railway) may refer either to the seasonal local railway services that operated between Kalamata
Messinian_Suburban_Railway
Age or a stage in the middle Miocene Epoch
Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian ← Messinian salinity crisis ← North American prairie expands
Serravallian
carbonate platform in the eastern Hyblean Plateau. During the Messinian of late Miocene, the Messinian salinity crisis occurred as a result of sea-level fall
Geology_of_Sicily
Species of fish
the extant L. amia are known from the late Miocene (Messinian) of Italy, in the midst of the Messinian Salinity Crisis. This suggests that the extant L.
Leerfish
Extinct species of fish
similar to the modern-day lookdown, Selene vomer, that lived during the Messinian subepoch of what is now Sicily. Paleontology portal Fish portal Prehistoric
Pseudovomer
Strait connecting the Atlantic to the Mediterranean
within the gypsum and salt deposition range, during what is known as the Messinian salinity crisis. In this water chemistry environment, dissolved mineral
Strait_of_Gibraltar
Latest age of the Pliocene
Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian ← Messinian salinity crisis ← North American prairie expands
Piacenzian
Species of fish
paleoenvironments: the case of the teleostean fish localities of the preevaporitic Messinian from Oran and the Chelif basin (Algeria)]. Geodiversitas (in French).
John_Dory
Narrow inlet on the Mediterranean coast
valleys, which were flooded to form calanques, might date back to the Messinian salinity crisis between 5.96 and 5.32 million years ago. During this period
Calanque
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
southern Crimean Peninsula and Balkanides mountain ranges. During the Messinian salinity crisis in the neighboring Mediterranean Sea, water levels fell
Black_Sea
Common name for several species of the falcon genus, Falco
have diverged from other Falco around the Miocene–Pliocene boundary (Messinian to Zanclean, or about 7–3.5 mya). Three species from Africa and its surroundings
Kestrel
Extinct genus of birds
Vinchinavis is an extinct genus of eagle that lived during the Messinian stage of the Miocene epoch. Vinchinavis paka fossils are known from the Toro
Vinchinavis
dry bed of the Mediterranean Sea of the late Miocene period during the Messinian salinity crisis. Extreme points of Earth List of countries by lowest point
List of places on land with elevations below sea level
List_of_places_on_land_with_elevations_below_sea_level
Genus of birds
originated as a distinct lineage during the Late Miocene. During the Messinian, the ancestral Crax split into two lineages separated by the Colombian
Crax
Structural dome formed of salt or halite
and conjugate Angola/Gabon margins forming many salt domes. During the Messinian salinity crisis (Late Miocene), thick salt layers were formed as the Mediterranean
Salt_dome
Geologic formation in Spain
The basin is filled with turbidites and evaporites of the Tortonian-Messinian ages of the Miocene Epoch. It is a matter of some debate whether the basin
Sorbas_Basin
Extinct genus of musteline mustelid
genus of mustelid carnivoran that lived in what is now Spain during the Messinian stage of the Miocene epoch. Its original generic name, Galanthis, refers
Galanthisictis
Extinct genus of whales
Miobalaenoptera is an extinct genus of rorqual from the Late Miocene (Messinian) of Japan. Miobalaenoptera is distinguished from other rorquals (both
Miobalaenoptera
Extinct genus of giant rabbit
bodymass. Nuralagus rex likely entered what is now Menorca during the Messinian Salinity Crisis around 5.96 to 5.3 million years ago. During this event
Nuralagus
Rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, southern Sicily, Italy
refilled after having previously nearly completely desiccated during the Messinian salinity crisis. The cliffs lie between two sandy beaches and are a limestone
Scala_dei_Turchi
River in Italy
Tethys Sea. In the last period of the Miocene Epoch, the Messinian (7–5 mya), the Messinian salinity crisis, a near drying of the Mediterranean, was caused
Po_(river)
Miocene Plio Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian Pleistocene Agenian Orleanian Astaracian
Mammal_Neogene_zones
Extinct genus of shrew native to the Balearic Islands
Nesiotites originally colonised Mallorca during the Messinian stage of the Late Miocene, when during the Messinian salinity crisis (5.96–5.33 million years ago)
Nesiotites
Railway station in Greece
Athens from Kalamata. As of 2026, there are active attempts to create the Messinian Suburban Railway. The station was opened in 1892 as part of Piraeus, Athens
Kalamata_railway_station
Mediterranean undersea geological feature
some locations exceeding 3 km in thickness. This period, known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), lasted around 640,000 years until a catastrophic
Malta_Escarpment
Seabed ridge south of Greece
anoxic brine have been found (including the L'Atalante basin), where Messinian evaporite deposits of brine caught up in this ongoing orogeny have dissolved
Mediterranean_Ridge
Nancy Point Formation Messinian Valiente Formation Serravallian Isla Solarte Formation Piacenzian Chagres Formation Tortonian-Messinian Gatún Formation
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Central America
List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Central_America
Seafloor barrier between the Atlantic and Mediterranean
formation is linked to the Zanclean flood and the termination of the Messinian salinity crisis, when the Mediterranean was abruptly refilled through
Camarinal_Sill
Ancient endorheic lake in Egypt
(el-Fayyūm) (and by extension the romanized Faiyum) is derived. During the Messinian Salinity Crisis of the late Miocene, the Nile flowed past the empty Faiyum
Lake_Moeris
Extinct species of killer whale
p. 771. Pilleri, G. (1988). "Pre-Messinian and Post-Messinian Cetacea in the Mediterranean Tethys and the Messinian Salinity Crisis". Contributions to
Orcinus_citoniensis
Extinct genus of mammals
large mammals species found in the Almenara site, deposited during the Messinian salinity crisis, together with Macaca sp., Bovidae indet., cf. Nyctereutes
Pliohyrax
Genus of fishes
Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy) Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz, 1842 (Oligocene of Czechia & Romania) Osmerus larteti Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy) Osmerus
Osmerus
Lime-rich mud or mudstone which contains variable amounts of clays and silt
Upper Cretaceous cyclic sequences in Germany and marl–opal-rich Tortonian-Messinian strata in the Sorbas Basin related to multiple sea drawdown have been
Marl
Genus of dragonflies
1993 – Late Miocene (Messinian), Gessoso Formation, Italy †Aeshna multicellulata Gentilini & Peters, 1993 – Late Miocene (Messinian), Gessoso Formation
Aeshna
Subdivision of the Pleistocene Epoch
age and global drying possibly colder and drier than the late Miocene (Messinian) through early Pliocene (Zanclean) cold period. Originally the Calabrian
Calabrian_stage
Third age of the Miocene epoch
Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian ← Messinian salinity crisis ← North American prairie expands
Langhian
Extinct species of bird
Pelecanus paranensis Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian-Messinian) Paleoart of Pelecanus paranensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:
Pelecanus_paranensis
Age in the early Miocene
Aquitanian Burdigalian Langhian Serravallian Tortonian Messinian Zanclean Piacenzian Gelasian ← Messinian salinity crisis ← North American prairie expands
Burdigalian
Municipality in Greece
latter a butcher, helped make Oichalia the destination of choice for Messinians in need of footwear and quality meats. The municipality Oichalia was formed
Oichalia,_Messenia
Multisports club in Greece
Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek: Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος, lit. 'Messinian Gymnastic Club') is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis
Messiniakos
Genus of bush-crickets
elevation of the Dinaric Alps (30–20 million years ago) or during the Messinian salinity crisis (6–5 million years ago). The species does not hybridize
Dinarippiger
Genus of ray-finned fishes
The moonfish of the genus Mene, the sole extant genus of the family Menidae, are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to
Mene
High-magnitude, low-frequency catastrophic flood involving the sudden release of water
million years ago, at the beginning of the Zanclean age that ended the Messinian salinity crisis. The flood occurred when Atlantic waters found their way
Outburst_flood
Extinct genus of mammals
European mainland after the evaporation of the Mediterranean Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis at the end of the Miocene epoch (around 5.96-5.33 million
Myotragus
Species of fish
fossil of an indeterminate Ranzania is known from the latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria. An indeterminate Early Miocene-aged molid, known from a single
Slender_sunfish
Regional unit in Greece
Off the south coast of the southwesternmost point of Messenia lie the Messinian Oinousses islands. The largest of these are Sapientza, Schiza and Venetiko
Messenia
Extinct river dolphin
Ischyrorhynchus Temporal range: 11.608–7.246 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Messinian Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia
Ischyrorhynchus
Desert basin west of the Nile and south of Cairo, Egypt
When the Mediterranean Sea was a hot, dry hollow near the end of the Messinian Salinity Crisis in the late Miocene, Faiyum was also a dry hollow, and
Faiyum_Oasis
Record label
That (feat. Messinian): Bare, NumberNin6 & Messinian; Freeze Frame: Bare & Mark Instinct; Bad Habit (feat. Messinian): Bare, Symbl & Messinian SBHM009 04/11/11
SubHuman_:_Human_Imprint
Hominin fossil
Ardipithecus kadabba Temporal range: Messinian, 5.77–5.54 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Ardipithecus_kadabba
Geological formation in Gansu, China
Liushu Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene (Tortonian to Messinian) ~11.0–6.4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Aqu. Burdig. Lan. Ser. Tortonian
Liushu_Formation
products and art objects are based on the history and culture of the Messinian region and the Peloponnese of Greece. The Navarino Icons brand was launched
Navarino_Icons
Island in Greece
have been included in the Natura 2000 Network, with code GR2550003. "Messinian Oinousses, Schiza and Sapientza". cvf.gr. Archived from the original on
Schiza
Largest Greek island
Crete. Their ancestors could have reached the island in the time of the Messinian salinity crisis. Mammals of Crete include the vulnerable kri-kri, Capra
Crete
Major river in northeast Africa
Obweruka – existed where the modern Lake Albert and Lake Edward are. The Messinian salinity crisis happened in this period: the Mediterranean Sea became
Nile
Extinct species of fish
labronicus is an extinct species of Benthophilus that lived during the Messinian stage of the Neogene period. Benthophilus labronicus is known from fossils
Benthophilus_labronicus
Extinct water bird
Hunucornis Temporal range: Tortonian–Messinian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order:
Hunucornis
Ardipithecus probably branched off of the Pan lineage in the middle Miocene Messinian. After the original divergences, there were, according to Patterson (2006)
Chimpanzee–human last common ancestor
Chimpanzee–human_last_common_ancestor
(10 December 2009) Catastrophic flood of the Mediterranean after the Messinian salinity crisis, Nature 462, pp. 778–781, doi:10.1038/nature08555 The
List of waterfalls by flow rate
List_of_waterfalls_by_flow_rate
Genus of ray-finned fishes
is †Ariomma geslini Carnevale & Bannkov, 2006 from the latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria, although the earlier genus Isurichthys has sometimes been
Ariomma
1981 collection of short stories by Poul Anderson
name means "the waterfall at Gibraltar", and refers to the end of the Messinian salinity crisis. "Windmill" (1973) - First appearing in the 1973 anthology
The Dark Between the Stars (short story collection)
The_Dark_Between_the_Stars_(short_story_collection)
Subclass of sessile marine crustaceans
radiation beginning during the Neogene and still continuing. Miocene (Messinian) Megabalanus, smothered by sand and fossilised Chesaconcavus, a Miocene
Barnacle
Genus of lizards
Mediterranean region. Wall lizards diversified and hybridized during the Messinian salinity crisis. The Italian wall lizard and the common wall lizard have
Podarcis
American music group
is an American group of Drum&Bass artists: Dieselboy, DJ Dara, and MC Messinian along with AK1200. In the fall of 2009, Planet of the Drums embarked on
Planet_of_the_Drums
Extinct species of tortoise
salt; and -chelon, meaning turtle. The 'salt' is in reference to the Messinian salinity crisis, during which it is hypothesized that the African spurred
Alatochelon
Island in Greece
2015. "Lighthouse Sapienza". faroi.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015. "Messinian Oinousses, Schiza and Sapientza". cvf.gr. Archived from the original on
Sapientza
Plain in northern Italy
incident within the collision of the African and Eurasian plates. Since the Messinian (7–5 mya) the system has been filling with sediment mainly from the older
Po_Valley
limestone preserves bivalve, gastropod and coral fossils dating back to the Messinian to Zanclean period. List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Dominican
Río_Gurabo_Formation
Monolithic limestone promontory located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar
Mediterranean became a lake that, over the course of time, dried up during the Messinian salinity crisis. The Atlantic Ocean then broke through the Strait of Gibraltar
Rock_of_Gibraltar
Geologic formation in Bolivia
Yecua Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Langhian-Early Messinian (Colloncuran-Huayquerian) ~14–7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Underlies Tariquia Formation
Yecua_Formation
Topics referred to by the same term
Spacecraft Center, now Johnson Space Center Mathematics Subject Classification Messinian salinity crisis, a geological event during which the Mediterranean Sea
MSC
Scientific study of Earth's physical composition
Briqueterie (Northwestern Morocco): A High-Resolution Chronology for the Messinian Stage". Paleoceanography. 9 (6): 835–855. Bibcode:1994PalOc...9..835H
Geology
Extinct genus of camel-like ungulate
Macrauchenia ("long llama", based on the now-invalid llama genus, Auchenia, from Greek "big neck") is an extinct genus of large ungulate native to South
Macrauchenia
Species of bird
divergence is tentatively placed to around the Miocene-Pliocene boundary (Messinian to Zanclean, or about 7–3.5 mya). The morphological similarity with the
Lesser_kestrel
Extinct genus of even-toed ungulates
Synthetoceras is an extinct genus of large protoceratid that was endemic to North America during the Late Miocene (12.5-4.7 million years ago), existing
Synthetoceras
2012 studio album by Datsik
Mushroom and Z-Trip and co-written by Snak the Ripper, Jonathan Davis and Messinian. • (co.) designates co-producer "Vitamin D by Datsik on iTunes". iTunes
Vitamin_D_(album)
Extinct genus of cetaceans
Chavinziphius is an extinct genus of beaked whale (family Ziphiidae) known from Messinian age marine deposits of the Pisco Formation in Peru. The type and only
Chavinziphius
Extinct genus of whales
and only species is Zygiocetus nartorum, known from the Late Miocene (Messinian) of Adygea in the Russian Caucasus. Zygiocetus nartorum is distinguished
Zygiocetus
The silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) is a large species of requiem shark in the family carcharhinidae, with a fragmented distribution throughout
Silvertip_shark
Genus of sharks
Ginglymostoma (from the Ancient Greek words γίγγλυμος (gínglumos), meaning "hinge", and στόμα (stóma), meaning "mouth") is a genus of shark in the family
Ginglymostoma
Steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope
elevation now can cut far deeper into the bottom of the bed now exposed. The Messinian salinity crisis is an example of this phenomenon; between five and six
Submarine_canyon
Fourth and current eon of the geological timescale
Mediterranean Sea dried up for hundreds of thousands of years in the Messinian salinity crisis. Along with these major geological events, Africa saw
Phanerozoic
Coralline Limestone (Maltese: Qawwi ta' Fuq), is the youngest formation of Messinian age (~7–5 million years old) and is around 140 m thick. It is mainly present
Geology_of_Malta
Geologic formation in Mexico
Almejas Formation Stratigraphic range: Messinian-Zanclean ~7.2–3.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Type Formation Lithology Primary Sandstone Other Conglomerate
Almejas_Formation
MESSINIAN
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stripling.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Yeda
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Attractive as the Moon
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, PIETY means "piety."
Female
Native American
Native American Algonquin name ALSOOMSE means "independent."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Eastes.
Girl/Female
Indian
Name of a king, Destroyer of evil
Girl/Female
Tamil
Atreyi | அதà¯à®°à¯‡à®¯à¯€
Name of a river
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Rays of Sun Light
Girl/Female
English
Sylvia, meaning from the forest.
MESSINIAN
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MESSINIAN
MESSINIAN