Fossil coral reefs show sea level rose in bursts during last warming: Reefs near Texas endured punctuated bursts of sea-level rise before drowning
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171019100954.htm
Scientists have discovered that Earth’s sea level did not rise steadily when the planet’s glaciers last melted during a period of global warming; rather, sea level rose sharply in punctuated bursts.