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Dichograptus
Temporal range: OrdovicianScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Graptolithina Order: Graptoloidea Family: Dichograptidae Genus: Dichograptus
Salter, 1863 [1]Type species Dichograptus sedgwicki Salter, 1863 Dichograptus (meaning two-branched writing or double-line marks) is an extinct genus of graptolite from the Ordovician.[2]
Dichograptus probably fed on plankton. Individual animals were very tiny, only growing a few millimeters in length (1/8 of an inch).
References
- Parker, Steve. Dinosaurus: the complete guide to dinosaurs. Firefly Books Inc, 2003. Pg. 55
- ^ R. A. Cooper & R. A. Fortey (1982). "The Ordovician graptolites of Spitsbergen". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 36: 1–171. http://www.archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis36geollond.
- ^ Don Lessem & Jan Sovak (1999). Dinosaurs to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals. Scholastic. ISBN 0590316842.
Categories:- Graptolites
- Ordovician animals
- Paleontology stubs
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