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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

Bohemograptus garratti PŠ649
Bohemograptus garratti PŠ675
Bohemograptus garratti PŠ664
Bohemograptus garratti PŠ639
Bohemograptus garratti PŠ656
Bohemograptus garratti YA2832
Bohemograptus garrattiŠtorch (1995), fig. 3F; Pl. I, fig. 6 PŠ607
Bohemograptus garratti PŠ644
Bohemograptus garrattiŠtorch (1995), fig. 3L, Pl. I, fig. 3 (PŠ 673/1); fig. 3E (PŠ 673/2) PŠ673
Bohemograptus garratti?torch (1995), Fig. 3B; Pl. 1, fig. 2 PŠ672
Bohemograptus praecornurtusŠtorch (1995), Fig. 4G PŠ628
Bohemograptus praecornurtusŠtorch (1995) fig. 3l PŠ622
Bohemograptus praecornurtus PŠ652
Bohemograptus praecornurtusŠtorch (1995), Fig. 6E, Pl. 1, fig. 4 PŠ643
Bohemograptus praecornurtus PŠ659
Bohemograptus praecornurtus PŠ633
Bohemograptus praecornurtus PŠ683
Bohemograptus praecornurtus PŠ645
Bohemograptus praecornurtusŠtorch (1995), fig. 4E; Pl. II, fig. 7 (PŠ 641/2) PŠ641
Bohemograptus praecornurtus PŠ665

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