Abstract
A critical re-evaluation of the Miocene/Pliocene (M/P) boundary as defined--informally--in the Mediterranean is
presented. We show that ages reported earlier for this boundary (ranging from 4.81 to 4.93 Ma) do not imply any
diachroneity of the basal Zanclean lithohorizon which reflects the Pliocene flooding of the Mediterranean and defines the
M/P boundary. These
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