The fossil beds at the Falls of the Ohio, located between Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana, are world-renowned. There are 212 species of corals known found in these fossil beds. Consider the environmental conditions under which most coral lives. Which scenario MOST LIKELY describes the ancient environment of the Falls?
A) dry, hot, and near the equator
B) temperate, northern latitudes, underwater
C) tropical, near the equator, and underwater
D) tropical, at the boundary of two tectonic plates