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White, B., Curran, H.A. & Wilson, M.A. Bahamian coral reefs yield evidence of a brief sea-level lowstand during the last interglacial: Reply. Carbonates Evaporites 13, 231–234 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03176597

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