When water flows through pores in carbonate rock, dissolution can happen, causing these dramatic overhangs. Three different primnoid coral species are on top of this rock, which became the dominant fauna upslope.
Coral on Rock
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
When water flows through pores in carbonate rock, dissolution can happen, causing these dramatic overhangs. Three different primnoid coral species are on top of this rock, which became the dominant fauna upslope. Download larger version (jpg, 1.0 MB).
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