The Original Photo of Coral Fossilized Colony

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Metwally Hamza
Egyptian Geologist, 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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⁃ Taken and published by Geologist Metwally Hamza,
⁃ Academia: benha.academia.edu/MetwallyHamza
⁃ Let's Connect: linkedin.com/in/metwallyhamza

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Type Image Format PNG Size 840.1 KB Width 816 px Height 612 px Aspect 4:3 Coordinates 28.5091, 34.5136 Tint Brownish black Submitted 24 February 2024

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