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Crinoids
or "sea lilies" are an ancient sea creature closely related to
starfish. Their skeleton was comprised of a root-like
structure attached to a stem made up of many disc shaped plates
called columnals. At the top of the stem was the head or calyx which the
arms, or tentacle like structures, of the crinoid were attached. These arms were used to filter food
out of the water. After death, most crinoids skeleton would fall
apart leaving behind only the columnals and small plates that made up the
calyx. Complete specimens of crinoids are a rare find.