Editing Pliocene (section)

===Corals===
The Pliocene was a high water mark for species diversity among Caribbean corals. From 5 to 2 Ma, coral species origination rates were relatively high in the Caribbean, although a noticeable extinction event and drop in diversity occurred at the end of this interval.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Budd |first1=A. F. |date=April 2000 |title=Diversity and extinction in the Cenozoic history of Caribbean reefs |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s003380050222?error=cookies_not_supported&code=86ac2aed-a145-47b1-a3a5-bccca38fb336 |journal=[[Coral Reefs]] |volume=19 |pages=25–35 |doi=10.1007/s003380050222 |s2cid=1062406 |access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>