F932 - Often called "Sea Lilies" because of their plant-like resemblance, these Ossicles or stem fragments are the fossilized remains of animals of the class Crinoidae (Crinoids) of which there were 750 species. These crinoid fossils are from the phosphate mines in Morocco, North Africa.
See article on CNN.COM: Giant sea creatures found in Antarctic search. Crinoids date from the Ordovician Age (500 million years) to the present.
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