Mediterranean Sea
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Puzzle #151 · October 30, 2025
About 5.3 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was a dry basin. The basin suddenly became connected to the Atlantic Ocean and was filled in a period estimated to be as short as several months and as long as two years.
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- Puzzle #151 on October 30, 2025
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