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Montastrea cavernosa
spotted in limestone blocks at old house in wooded area
The Florida Peninsula is a limestone plateau formed many millions of years ago when the area was a warm, shallow sea. Millions of years of deposits from small sea creatures make up the limestone, which is several thousand feet thick.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2012
Submitted on Dec 26, 2012
2 Comments
I thought so as well, Sergio. There were quite a feww examples of this coral in the blocks here. Star coral is one of the primary building materials of Florida limestone.
Beautiful pattern!