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Graptolithina

      Graptolithina is the a class in the animal phylum Hemichordata, the members of which are known as Graptolites. Graptolites are fossil colonial animals known chiefly from the Upper Cambrian through the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian). A possible early graptolite, Chaunograptus, is known from the Middle Cambrian. The name graptolite comes from the Greek graptos, meaning "written", and lithos, meaning "rock", as many graptolite fossils resemble hieroglyphs written on the rock. Linnaeus originally regarded them as 'pictures resembling fossils rather than true fossils', though later workers, supposed them to be related to the hydrozoans.[citation needed] More recent work places them near the pterobranchs, possibly within.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graptolite

On-line reference: Benton a Harper: Introduction to the Paleobiology

Zdroj: Benton a Harper: Introduction to the Paleobiology

Barrandeograptus pulchellus JH105
Barrandeograptus pulchellus JH122
Bohemograptus bohemicus MN9
Bohemograptus bohemicus JK8355
Bohemograptus bohemicus JK8354
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuis PŠ630
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuis PŠ646
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 3D, Pl. II, fig. 5, (PŠ 676/3) PŠ676
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuis PŠ654
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 4C (PŠ 642/2); Pl. II, fig. 2 PŠ642
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 4C (PŠ 634/3); Pl. II, fig. 1 PŠ634
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuis PŠ678
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 3G (PŠ 621/2) PŠ621
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 3K (PŠ 623/2) PŠ623
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuis PŠ611
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 3J; Pl. III, fig. 7 (PŠ 632/1), fig. 4B (PŠ 632/2) PŠ632
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuis PŠ680
Bohemograptus bohemicus tenuisŠtorch (1995), fig. 3M (PŠ 624/2); Pl. I, fig. 1 PŠ624
Bohemograptus garratti PŠ612
Bohemograptus garrattiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 3A, Pl. 1, fig. 5 PŠ656

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