Climate and Atlantic sea-level recorded in Southwestern Spain from 6.3 to 5.2 Ma. Inferences on the Messinian Crisis in the Mediterranean.

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 194, 2023 Special Issue Messinian Crisis


Article Number		15
Number of page(s)		18
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2023013
Published online		06 December 2023

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