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# Could You Survive The Messinian Salinity Crisis?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/eons-podcast/episode/could-you-survive-the-messinian-salinity-crisis-1hov0x/
- Published: 2025-04-03T17:30:58.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:46:54.000Z
- Description: Is it possible for you to survive in the Late Miocene Epoch?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Eons Podcast, Season 2, Episode 9, #ZZZ_Episode_c5421d73-e74a-4cac-98b3-a76fceef9711, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_3d857d51-0fcd-4b60-a363-2b4c557edac9, #v1.16

In the Late Miocene Epoch, tectonic forces uplifted the Earth's crust, blocking off the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. A once-thriving marine ecosystem was replaced by an endless salty, desolate landscape. Is it possible for you to survive here?