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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

Corymbograptus v-similisBouček (1973), Pl. VII, fig. 1, 2, text. fig. 15 BB53
Corymbograptus v-similis BB323
Corymbograptus v-similis XA774
CryptograptusBouček (1973), Pl. XXII, fig. 8 BB163
Cryptograptus tricornisBouček (1973), Pl. XXIII, fig. 5 BB160
Cryptograptus tricornisBouček (1973), Pl. XXIII, fig. 3 BB161
Cryptograptus tricornisBouček (1973), Pl. XXIII, fig. 2 BB159
Cryptograptus tricornis BB286
Cryptograptus tricornis BB284
Cryptograptus tricornisBouček (1973), Pl. XXIII, fig. 4 BB158
Cryptograptus tricornis BB283
Cryptograptus tricornis BB285
Cryptograptus tricornisBouček (1973), Pl. XXIII, fig. 1 BB162
Cuculograptus p4530
Cultellograptus cultellus (Törnquist, 1881) BB6984
Cultellograptus cultellus (Törnquist, 1881) BB6981
Cultellograptus cultellus (Törnquist, 1881) BB6983
Cultellograptus cultellus (Törnquist, 1881) BB6982
Cyclograptus scharyianus p1371
Cyclograptus scharyianus JH108

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