5 Questions
What was the primary result of higher sea levels during the Pliocene?
The creation of a long narrow marine gulf in the Nile Valley that reached as far south as Aswan
What filled about one third of the depth of the Eonile canyon during the Early Pliocene?
Marine sediments
What was the source of the fine-grained sediments in the Late Pliocene Nile?
Local wadi systems
What happened to the Eonile canyon during the Late Pliocene?
It was completely infilled
What was the shift in the Nile's conditions during the Late Pliocene?
From marine to brackish
Explore the comparison between the modern Grand Canyon in Arizona and estimates for the size of the Late Miocene Nile Canyon. Learn about the impact of higher sea levels during the Pliocene on the creation of a marine gulf in the Nile Valley.
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