Madison Limestone, Rattlesnake Gulch, Montana. Billions Of Tiny Marine Creatures Thrived In The Water And When They Died Their Bodies Settled Into The Muck On The Sea Bed. After Hundreds Of Millions Of Years Of Accumulation And Many More Millions Of Years It Metamorphosed Into The Pale Gray Rocks That Are Known Today As Madison Limestone. The Limestone Is Common Throughout Montana, Eastern Idaho, Northern Wyoming, And In The Dakotas. In Montana, The Limestone Beds Are From 1,000 To 2,000 Feet Thick In Places.

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