Aridification of the Sahara desert caused by Tethys Sea shrinkage during the Late Miocene
Aridification of the Sahara desert caused by Tethys Sea shrinkage during the Late Miocene
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The drying of the Tethys Sea—the progenitor of the modern Mediterranean, Black and Caspian seas—weakened the northern extension of the African monsoon and led to the creation of the Sahara desert about 7 million years ago.
Sahara desert much older than we thought
Most evidence suggests that the modern Sahara desert first arose between two and...
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Aridification of the Sahara desert caused by Tethys Sea shrinkage during the Late Miocene
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_01070689v1
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature13705
