Coral Reef: hand coloured engraving published 1849. Time taken for building of coral reefs and islands was a proof used by Charles Darwin to support the theory of a long geological timescale.

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Coral Reef: hand coloured engraving published 1849. Time taken for building of coral reefs and islands was a proof used by Charles Darwin to support the theory of a long geological timescale.

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