The Ancient Coral Reefs Turned to Rock
Marine Memory in Rocks Throughout Earth’s long evolutionary history, coral reefs were once among the most thriving ecosystems in shallow seas. Surprisingly, many of today’s majestic limestone mountains, rocky platforms, and karst landforms were once coral reefs in the ancient ocean. The coral fossils preserved in these rocks provide invaluable evidence of seafloor rise and […]
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