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Fossil Coral Reef

Our Coral Weding Anniversary was 26th March 2012 My gift was a visit to a fossil Coral Reef.Carboniferous Limestone circa 390 Million Years Ago.

National Stone Museum Wirksworth Derbyshire UK 26th March 2012

The end of the Carboniferous saw a catastrophe in the sea. The climate cooled and then heated rapidly. This caused huge algal blooms and mass die offs. This short video tells it well

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ATQsL3NMU

New evidence has downsized the armoured fish.

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Uploaded on March 27, 2012
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