Compared chronostratigraphy of four holes from the Western Mediterranean with respect to the Messinian and Zanclean boundary (5.33 Ma) and location of the Lago Mare episodes revealed by dinoflagellate cysts (LM 1 to LM 3), from Popescu et al. (2015) modified. The location of the Zanclean–Messinian boundary in Hole 976B takes into account the new data from Bulian et al. (2021). The Upper Evaporites (UU) topping the second step of the Messinian Crisis are indicated. ZAN = Zanclean; MES = Messinian. 5.35 Ma: first record of Ceratolithus acutus. 5.46 Ma: estimated location of the marine reflooding.

Comparaison entre quatre forages de Méditerranée occidentale où les épisodes Lago Mare sont situés par rapport à la limite Messinien-Zancléen.