An ancient coral reef lies in a vast Australian desert
An ancient coral reef more than 4,000 feet wide hides in plain sight in a vast Australian desert after being preserved for millions of years The Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia once contained a vast prehistoric ocean. for millions of years was discovered in the desertWas discovered by Slovenian researchers using new high-resolution satellite images
An ancient coral reef preserved for millions of years has been discovered hidden in plain sight in a vast Australian desert.
The Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia is now an extremely flat and almost featureless expanse of limestone bedrock stretching for 600 miles.
But it once contained a vast prehistoric ocean which led to the formation of coral when the plain was underwater.
The startling discovery was made using new, high-resolution satellite imagery by an international team of scientists.
'Unlike many parts of the world, large areas of the plain of Nullarbor have remained virtually unchanged...
An ancient coral reef preserved for millions of years has been discovered hidden in plain sight in a vast Australian desert.
The Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia is now an extremely flat and almost featureless expanse of limestone bedrock stretching for 600 miles.
But it once contained a vast prehistoric ocean which led to the formation of coral when the plain was underwater.
The startling discovery was made using new, high-resolution satellite imagery by an international team of scientists.
'Unlike many parts of the world, large areas of the plain of Nullarbor have remained virtually unchanged...
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