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Dendrograptidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Dendrograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Dendroidea : Dendrograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Dendrograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 505 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 339 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Dendroidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Dendroidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Maletz. 2006. Middle Devonian dendroid graptolites from the Brilon Reef area (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge, Germany). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 80(3):221-229 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aspidograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Callograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Dendrograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Desmograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Dictyonema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 175 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Polygonograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1897 | Dendrograptidae Roemer |
2006 | Dendrograptidae Maletz p. 225 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!