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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 vesiculosus BB731
Monograptus vesiculosus BB760
Monograptus vulgaris p4447
Nemagraptus explanatus BB357
Nematograptus BB322
Neocucullograptus inexpectatus supernus PŠ668
Neocucullograptus inexpectatus supernusŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7N, Pl. 6, fig. 2 PŠ644
Neocucullograptus inexpectatus supernusŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7B, Pl. 5, fig. 1 PŠ626
Neocucullograptus inexpectatus supernus PŠ635
Neocucullograptus inexpectatus supernusŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7P; Pl. 5, fig. 8 PŠ660
Neocucullograptus inexpectatus supernusŠtorch (1995), Fig 7F; Pl. 3, fig. 5 (kus oznaèený jako PŠ 627/1) PŠ627
Neocucullograptus kozlowskii PŠ653
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7l; Pl. 5, fig. 1 PŠ608
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7M PŠ618
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7Q PŠ636
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7E PŠ637
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7C, Pl. 5, fig. 2 PŠ626
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995), Fig. 7O; Pl. 5, fig. 5 PŠ613
Neocucullograptus kozlowskii PŠ675
Neocucullograptus kozlowskiiŠtorch (1995) Fig. 7D; Pl. 4, fig. 6 (PŠ 686/1) PŠ686

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