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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

Monograptus lochkovensis HJ13
Monograptus microdon p5546
Monograptus microdon p5490
Monograptus microdon microdon p5848
Monograptus microdon microdon p5854
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998 PŠ864
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998 PŠ843
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998Štorch (1998), Pl. 16, fig. 5; Text-fig. 8, fig. 9D BB6930
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998 PŠ802
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998Štorch (1998), Pl. 16, fig. 2; Text-fig. 8, figs. 9B,C PŠ795
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998 PŠ805
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998Štorch (1998), Text-fig. 8, figs 9A, E PŠ761
Monograptus mirificus Štorch, 1998 PŠ725
Monograptus mirusŠtorch (1998), Pl. 8, fig. 1; Text-fig. 8, figs. 1B PŠ839
Monograptus mirusŠtorch (1998), PL. 8, fig. 1; Text-fig. 8, fig. 1A PŠ781
Monograptus mirusŠtorch (1998), Pl. 8, fig. 3 PŠ785
Monograptus obtususŠtorch (1998), Pl 10, fig. 3; Text-fig. 10, fig. 3B PŠ840
Monograptus obtususŠtorch (1992), Pl. 1, fig. 2 PŠ455
Monograptus obtusus PŠ242
Monograptus obtususŠtorch (1998), Pl 10, fig. 4; Text-fig. 10, fig. 3A PŠ856

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