Reef builders adapted to the changing environment. Evolution led to greater biodiversity of the reef community. From the Devonian to the present day, the scale of reef building has increased, despite periods of decline. The number of reef builders involved also grew. ...
Fossil reefs: their origin, development, global distribution, periods of decline and resurgence of reef formation. Throughout different eras, many creatures—from archaeocyaths and sponges to scleractinians—served as reef builders, succeeding one another throughout evolution. ...
