Ancient Zanclean Megaflood Evidence
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•New Evidence Bolsters Theory of Megaflood That Refilled the Mediterranean Millions of Years Ago
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Researchers have uncovered new evidence supporting the Zanclean megaflood, a theorized event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea millions of years ago .
The researchers combined newly identified geological features in Sicily with geophysical data and computer models to potentially provide the most extensive look into the ancient event known to date.
Scientists estimate that the event lasted between two and 16 years , and discharged between 2.4 and 3.5 billion cubic feet ( 68 and 100 million cubic meters ) per second ).
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