Definition of Graptolite. Meaning of Graptolite. Synonyms of Graptolite

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Definition of Graptolite

Graptolite
Graptolite Grap"to*lite, n. [NL, Graptolithus, from Gr. ? is engraved, written (gra`fein to write) + ? stone.] (Paleon.) One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of the genus Graptolites and allied genera, found in the Silurian rocks. They belong to an extinct group (Graptolithina) supposed to be hydroids.

Meaning of Graptolite from wikipedia

- Graptolites are a group of colonial animals, members of the subclass Graptolithina within the class Pterobranchia. These filter-feeding organisms are...
- Dictyonema is a genus of dendroid graptolites in the order Dendroidea. Fossils of Dictyonema are found from the Upper Cambrian to the Devonian (age range:...
- It bears strong similarity to the graptolites - indeed for some time it was misclassified as a dendroid graptolite. Bengtson, S.; Urbanek, A. (1986),...
- Axonophora is an extinct suborder of graptolites. It primarily consists of the biserial graptolites, and also includes the retiolitids and monograptids...
- This list of graptolites is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be members...
- Graptolites, which evolved in the preceding Cambrian period, thrived in the oceans. This includes the distinctive Nemagraptus gracilis graptolite fauna...
- Dilly P (1993) Cephalodiscus graptolitoides sp. nov. a probable extant graptolite. Journal of Zoology 229: 69-78. Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2020)...
- Graptolite Island is an island 0.8 km (0.50 mi) long in the north-east part of Fitchie Bay, lying off the south-east portion of Laurie Island in the South...
- boundary of the Darriwilian is defined as the first appearance of the graptolite species Undulograptus austrodentatus around 467.3 million years ago. It...
- ratified in 1984. The boundary is defined as the first appearance of the graptolite Monograptus austerus sequens (the base of the Monograptus triangulatus...