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Massive reef expansion 20 million years ago may explain modern coral life's origins

New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and Southeast Asia.

Massive reef expansion 20 million years ago may explain modern coral life's origins
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New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and Southeast Asia.

Originally published at Phys.org

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