Dorothy Hill
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LOCATION: Brisbane, Australia
Research Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia. Author of Paleozoic Corals; coauthor of Elements of the Stratigraphy of Queensland.
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Platform reef, a coral reef found on continental shelves and characterized by a primarily radial growth pattern. A platform reef may or may not lie behind a barrier reef and may undergo elongation if established on a sandbank. Reefs grow actively outward as well as upward, especially in the stable…
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