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Etymology 1 edit

From Messina (Sicilian city near to where evaporite rocks of this period outcrop) +‎ -ian; coined by Swiss stratigrapher Karl Mayer-Eymar in 1867.

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Messinian

 
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  1. (geology, paleontology) The final subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
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Messinian (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of Messenian

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Messinian (plural Messinians)

  1. Alternative form of Messenian