下石炭纪是继泥盆纪后珊瑚发展的一个重要时期,并且是一个崭新的时代。很多老的珊瑚科的成员在它之前绝了跡,很多新的珊瑚科的成员在此时期中涌现出来。世界各地区发育的下石炭纪地层提供了这方面极其丰富的资料,而珊瑚化石的美妙多姿,精细复杂更引人入胜地对它进行详细的研究。 The Lower Carboniferous is an important period following the Devonian coral development and is a brand new era. Many members of the older coral family had no trace before it, and many members of the new coral family emerged during this period. The Lower Carboniferous formations developed in all parts of the world provide an extremely rich source of information in this area, and the coral fossils are more elaborate, sophisticated and fascinating in their study in more detail.