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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

Petalolithus praecursorAD Horný (1956) RH22
Petalolithus praecursorŠtorch (1998), Pl. 2, fig. 4; text-fig. 5, fig. 1A PŠ762
Petalolithus RH144
Petalolithus RH136
Petalolithus tenuis p3429
Petalolithus tenuis p3446
Petalolithus tenuis p3449
Plectograptus macilentus p782
Plectograptus macilentus p406
Plectograptus macilentus p681
Plegmatograptus chuchlensisŠtorch (1989, Pl. I, fig. 3, text.fig. 3A PŠ321
Plegmatograptus chuchlensisŠtorch (1989), Pl. I, fig. 7, text. fig. 3A PŠ320
Plegmatograptus giganteus PŠ512
Polonograptus egregius PŠ677
Polonograptus egregius PŠ649
Polonograptus egregiusŠtorch (1995) fig. 6J; Pl. 4., fig 4 PŠ650
Polonograptus egregiusŠtorch (1995) fig. 6L; Pl. 4., fig. 2 PŠ667
Polonograptus egregiusŠtorch (1995) Pl. 4, fig. 3 (kus PŠ 681/1); Štorch (1995) Fig. 6F, Pl. 4, fig. 5 (kus PŠ 681/3) PŠ681
Polonograptus egregiusŠtorch (1995) fig. 6I; Pl. 4., fig. 3 PŠ631
Polonograptus podoliensisPøibyl (1983), Pl. II, fig. 2-4; Pl. IV, fig1-4 p6072

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