The Mediterranean Sea, once thought to have been formed 200 million years ago, is only half as old, scientists now believe.
A report by geologists Amit Segev, Eytan Sass and Uri Schattner details the process whereby the basin started to form before 125 million years and ended about 85 million years ago.
“We started [with] what's going on in northern Israel, the Carmel area, which is the very close margin of the basin. Then many people started all over the country so we had the knowledge of the eastern part of the basin,” Segev said.
