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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

Cyclograptus scharyianus JH150
Cyrtograptus bohemicus (Bouèek, 1931)Štorch (1994a), Fig. 7N; Štorch (2023), Fig. 17G PŠ549
Cyrtograptus centrifugus PŠ572
Cyrtograptus centrifugus PŠ488
Cyrtograptus hamatus p676
Cyrtograptus hamatus p718
Cyrtograptus hamatusManda et al. (2019) Fig. 7D, 8A PŠ3876
Cyrtograptus hamatus Manda et al. (2019) Fig. 8D PŠ3882
Cyrtograptus hamatus p625
Cyrtograptus hamatusAD Manda et al. (2019) PŠ3878
Cyrtograptus hamatus p397
Cyrtograptus hemmanni Bouèek, 1934Štorch & Manda (2019) Fig. 8b PŠ3886
Cyrtograptus hemmanni Bouèek, 1934Štorch & Manda (2019) Text-fig. 7a (PŠ3902 a); 8a (PŠ3902 b); Manda et al.(2019)Fig.11 PŠ3902
Cyrtograptus insectusŠtorch (1994a), Fig. 7J; Štorch (1994b),Pl.1, fig.1; Štorch (2023), Fig. 15H PŠ571
Cyrtograptus lapworthi BB729
Cyrtograptus lapworthiŠtorch (1994a), Fig. 6C; Štorch (2023), Fig. 15B PŠ536
Cyrtograptus lapworthi p4686
Cyrtograptus lundgreni BB609
Cyrtograptus lundgreni p728
Cyrtograptus lundgreni p671

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