Stems of Crinoids, or Sea Lilies, formed dense beds of ossicles when they disintegrated on death forming thick limestone deposits.

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Stems of Crinoids, or Sea Lilies, formed dense beds of ossicles when they disintegrated on death forming thick limestone deposits. These were formed 340 million years ago in a shallow tropical marine environment

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