Seismic Atlas of the Messinian Salinity Crisis markers in the Mediterranean and Black Seas - Grand Format

The Messinian Salinity Crisis is a huge outstanding suuession of events that has deeply modified the Mediterranean area within a short time span at the ealogical scale. The seismic atlas of the Messinian markers in the Mediterranean and Black seas is a collective work summarizing, in one publication with a common format the most relevant seismic features related to this exceptionnal event Seismic information has been collecled over many years foam the offshore domain.
Throughout 13 study areas, the seismic facies, geometry and extent of the Messinian markers (surfaces and depositional units) are described. The absolute time succession of the Messinian events, or the processes responsible for their occurrence in space and time are not discussed The objectives of his atlas are : (1) to image the Messinian seismic markers from the main margins and basins, (2) to propose a new global and consistent terminology for these markers in the entire offshore Mediterranean area and (3) to make this information accessible to the non-geophyswist community Interpreted seismic data were carefully selected according to their quality, position and significance in order to reach these objectives, and are presented here.