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Monday 21 August 2023

Coral sp. - Fossil from miocene Cyprus (Pafos) - Cyprus

 Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.

Photos by George Konstantinou



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