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Phyllograptus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Graptolithina

Family
  
Phyllograptidae

Phylum
  
Hemichordata

Order
  
Graptoloidea

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Tetragraptus, Didymograptus, Diplograptus, Climacograptus, Monograptus

Phyllograptus is a graptolite genus of the order Graptoloidea, in the family Phyllograptidae.

Fossils of this genus have been found in the Early Ordovician (475-473 million years ago), in the sediments of Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States.

Phyllograptus Phyllograptus Utah Graptolite Fossil

The normal length of a colony of these leaf-shaped animals could reach a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in). They were passively mobile planktonic suspension feeders.

Phyllograptus Phyllograptus Ordovician Graptolite Fossil

Phyllograptus species are excellent index fossils or guide fossils for identifying Ordovician rocks.

Species

  • Phyllograptus angustifolius
  • Phyllograptus anna
  • Phyllograptus densus
  • Phyllograptus glossograptoides
  • Phyllograptus rotundatus

    • Phyllograptus Phyllograptus archaios Graptolites


    Phyllograptus FilePhyllograptus typus fossil graptolite Middle Ordovician Ibex

    References

    Phyllograptus Wikipedia
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