Marine reflooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian Salinity Crisis predates the Zanclean GSSP. Reply to the “Comment on ‘Earliest Zanclean age for the Colombacci and uppermost Di

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• 作者：Speranta-Maria Popescu ; Mihaela-Carmen Melinte ; Jean-Pierre Suc ; Georges Clauzon ; Fré ; dé ; ric Quillé ; vé ; ré ; Maria Sü ; tő ; -Szentai
• 关键词：Pre-Zanclean transgression ; Ceratolithus acutus ; Stratigraphy
• 刊名：Geobios
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：September-October 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：41
• 期：5
• 页码：657-660
• 全文大小：160 K

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After some deontological considerations, we confirm that evidence of Mediterranean reflooding by Atlantic waters occurs significantly below the formally defined base of the Zanclean Stage at 5.332 Ma, as shown by the lowest occurrence of the calcareous nannofossil Ceratolithus acutus (illustrated) in the lower part of the p-ev₂ Formation in the Maccarone section. This species can be detected only after prolonged investigations of the smear slides. Hence, the cyclostratigraphy of the Marche late Messinian requires revision.