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Milankovitch cycles. Messinian Chronology. Messinian GSSP at Oued Akrech: 7.251 Ma (Hilgen et al. 2000; Episodes ). Sapropel-marl cycles, upper Miocene, Sicily. Eccentricity minimum. Precession minimum. Gibliscemi, Sicily, Italy.
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Messinian Chronology Messinian GSSP at Oued Akrech: 7.251 Ma (Hilgen et al. 2000; Episodes)
Sapropel-marl cycles, upper Miocene, Sicily Eccentricity minimum Precession minimum Gibliscemi, Sicily, Italy
Partial Unit-Stratotype of the Zanclean stage (Lower Pliocene) Punta di Maiata, Sicily, Italy
Lignite-marls cycles, Mio-Pliocene, Greece Precession minimum Ptolemais quarry, Greece
Clay-carbonate cycles, Miocene, Spain Orera section, Spain
400-kyr Eccentricity minimum Obliquity 100-kyr Eccentricity minimum Precession minimum Precession maximum Sapropel-marl cycles of late Miocene age(Gibliscemi section, Sicily, Italy)
Correlation to the Atlantic records Onset Evaporites NOT related to glacio-eustacy (Hodell et al., 2001; Van der Laan et al., 2005)