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Diplograptus ✝
Description | Diplograptus was a Cambrian genus of graptolites. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplograptus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Diplograptus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae : Diplograptus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Diplograptus Hall, 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Fig. descr. Canad. org. rem. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplograptus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Diplograptus hughesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Diplograptus pristis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1912 | Diplograptus (Mesograptus) Ruedemann |
2002 | Diplograptus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2011 | Diplograptus Storch et al. |
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!