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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

Reticulograptus variansKraft (1982), Pl. 10, fig. 2, 3 MŠ7077
Reticulograptus varians MŠ6051
Reticulograptus varians MŠ7116
Reticulograptus varians MŠ7096
Reticulograptus variansAD, Kraft (1982) JK5005
Reticulograptus variansKraft (1982), Pl. 10, fig. 4 MŠ7118
Retiolites angustidens p5243
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell et al. (1997), BB687
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell, Štorch a Bates (1997) BB686
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell et al. (1997) PŠ700
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell et al. (1997) PŠ709
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell, Štorch a Bates (1997) BB689
Retiolites angustidens BB684
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell et al. (1997) BB692
Retiolites angustidensAD, Loydell et al. (1997) PŠ705
Retiolites geinitzianus JH112
Retiolites geinitzianus JH104
Retiolites geinitzianusAD, Loydell et al. (1997) PŠ704
Retiolites geinitzianusAD, Loydell et al. (1997) PŠ703
Retiolites geinitzianusAD, Loydell et al. (1997) PŠ687

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