Cret
P
Eocene Olig Miocene P
O
10
0
1
2
Depth (km)
3
Anchor cay 1
torres shelf
30
70
Time (Ma)
Cret Paleoc
Eocene
Oligocene
Miocene
P
O
10
Sea surface
Sea bottom
0
1
2
Depth (km)
3
DSDP 209
Queensland plateau
30
50
70
Time (Ma)
Depth (km)
Cretaceous
90
70
50
30
10
0
1
2
3
Paleoc
Eocene
Oligocene
Miocene
P
O
Time (Ma)
Aquarius 1
marion plateau
a
c
b
Great Barrier Reef: Origin, Evolution, and Modern Development, Figure 6 Subsidence history for drill holes at Anchor cay, DSDP
Site 209, Aquarius and Anchor Cay.
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