Graptolithina
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Graptolithina is an extinct class of colonial, planktonic or benthic marine organisms known primarily from their fossilized, saw-blade-like graptolites that are important index fossils for Paleozoic strata.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleozoic fossil group
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class of organisms ⓘ extinct taxon ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | colonies of zooids in tubular structures ⓘ |
| colonyStructure | stipe-bearing rhabdosome ⓘ |
| commonName | graptolites ⓘ |
| diagnosticFeature | serially arranged thecae along branches ⓘ |
| ecologicalMode |
benthic
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planktonic ⓘ |
| feedingMode | suspension feeding ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Early Cambrian ⓘ |
| fossilMorphology | saw-blade-like colonies ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | abundant in Paleozoic marine sediments ⓘ |
| fossilType | index fossil ⓘ |
| geologicalRange |
Cambrian
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Carboniferous ⓘ Devonian ⓘ Ordovician ⓘ Permian NERFINISHED ⓘ Silurian ⓘ |
| habitat | marine ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Carboniferous or Permian ⓘ |
| lifestyle | colonial ⓘ |
| notableUse |
subdivision of Ordovician time intervals
ⓘ
subdivision of Silurian time intervals ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment |
continental shelf seafloor
ⓘ
open marine water column ⓘ |
| phylum | Hemichordata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation |
commonly preserved as carbonaceous films
ⓘ
commonly preserved as impressions on shale ⓘ |
| relatedTo | modern pterobranchs ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual budding of zooids ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
paleontology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ |
| scientificStudy | graptolite paleontology ⓘ |
| skeletonComposition | organic periderm ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| stratigraphicImportance | important index fossils for Paleozoic strata ⓘ |
| subphylum | Pterobranchia ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | class ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
correlation of Paleozoic rock units ⓘ |
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