| The Cretaceous was also an important interval in the evolution of bioerosion, the production of borings and scrapings in rocks, hardgrounds and shells. |
| The rate at which pots become incapacitated can be affected by their rate of decomposition, bioerosion, and engulfment through encrustation by sessile organisms. |
| Another significant source of erosion, particularly on carbonate coastlines, is the boring, scraping and grinding of organisms, a process termed bioerosion. |
| The walls are subject to erosion by bioerosion, or slumping. |
| A subgroup of organisms in this habitat bores and grinds exposed rock through the process of bioerosion. |
