The Original Photo of Coral Fossilized Colony
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The Original Photo of Coral Fossilized Colony

by Metwally Hamza, Research Assistant in the field of geology with international published research papers. Academically interested in cosmic geology & planetary sciences. Geology fiend who likes to take photos of nature & geological features, Egypt

Further reading, for your knowledge:
The coral colony is a group of individual coral polyps that are genetically identical and physically connected by a shared exoskeleton.

Note to you:
The present photo is that of the aforementioned "coral colony," but it's of the fossilized one.

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