Delayed onset of regional aridification during global climate cooling: insights from the Miocene Valjevo-Mionica Basin, southeastern Europe
The Middle Miocene Climatic Transition (MMCT) was a period of increased global aridity marked by reinforced evaporation and suppressed precipitation, respectively. While this aligns with general terrestrial paleoclimatic trends in Europe, the influence of land-vs-sea distribution and mountain building on regional clima...