Depending on the dominant carbonate factory, we can distinguish three types of carbonate platforms: T-type carbonate platforms (produced by "tropical factories"), C-type carbonate platforms (produced by "cool-water factories"), M-type carbonate platforms ("produced by mud-mound factories").
Based on the type of carbonate factory, we can identify three distinct types of carbonate platforms: T-type platforms (created by tropical factories), C-type platforms (made by cool-water factories), and M-type platforms (formed by mud-mound factories).