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! Characteristic

! Characteristic || Tropical carbonate settings || Temperate carbonate settings

! Tropical carbonate settings

! Temperate carbonate settings

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| Photic zone depth

| Photic zone depth || 20–30 m || 100 m+

| 20–30 m

| 100 m+

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| Sedimentation rate

| Sedimentation rate || High in [[length::10 m]] or less of water, then rapid drop || Low but more constant in water [[length::100 m]] or deeper

| High in [[length::10 m]] or less of water, then rapid drop

| Low but more constant in water [[length::100 m]] or deeper

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| Dominant fauna

| Dominant fauna || Reef-building assemblages (light-dependent biota) || Bryozoans, mollusks, forams, crinoids (biota not as light dependent)

| Reef-building assemblages (light-dependent biota)

| Bryozoans, mollusks, forams, crinoids (biota not as light dependent)

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| Depositional topography

| Depositional topography || Reef-rimmed platforms || Gently sloping ramps on [[Well_log_sequence_analysis#Parasequence_stacking_patterns|prograding]] seaward-thickening sediment wedges

| Reef-rimmed platforms

| Gently sloping ramps on [[Well_log_sequence_analysis#Parasequence_stacking_patterns|prograding]] seaward-thickening sediment wedges

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