The Sorbas Basin documents the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) two-step scenario.
Subaerial erosion significantly affected the Yesares gypsums during the MSC peak.
The Sorbas Member marks the post-MSC marine reflooding of the Mediterranean Basin.
The Terminal Carbonate Complex must be restricted to carbonated constructions.
The Zorreras Member, which includes the Lago Mare facies, is Zanclean in age.