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Did Fringing Reefs Exist During the Last Ice Age?
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- During the last ice age, sea levels were lower, exposing many fringing reefs.
- They grew on lowered shorelines, now submerged as modern reefs.
- Some ancient fringing reefs form the foundation of barrier reefs.
- Sea level rise caused them to reestablish at new levels.
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