If you discover a coral fossil at the top of the Rocky Mountain Range, this means the mountain was recently submerged below sea-level.

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The presence of a coral fossil at the top of the Rocky Mountain Range actually indicates that the area was once covered by a shallow sea or ocean, and subsequently uplifted by tectonic activity or other geological processes to its current elevation. It does not necessarily mean that the mountain was recently submerged below sea-level.

If You Discover a Coral Fossil at the Top of the Rocky