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Carlsbad Caverns National ParkLake Chandelier in Lechuguilla Cave.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Permian ocean bottom.  

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The limestone rock that holds Carlsbad Cavern is full of ocean fossil plants and animals from a time before the dinosaurs when the southeastern corner of New Mexico was a coastline similar to the Florida Keys.

Last Updated: April 18, 2008 at 15:27 EST