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Hearty, P.J., Kindler, P. Comment on White et al. (1998) “Bahamian coral reefs yield evidence of a brief sea-level lowstand during the last interglacial”. Carbonates Evaporites 13, 229–230 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03176596

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