| Phyllograptus Temporal range: Early Ordovician
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Hemichordata |
| Class: | Pterobranchia |
| Subclass: | Graptolithina |
| Order: | †Graptoloidea |
| Family: | †Phyllograptidae |
| Genus: | †Phyllograptus Hall, 1858 |
Phyllograptus is a graptolite genus of the order Graptoloidea, in the family Tetragraptidae.
Fossils of this genus have been found in the Early Ordovician (475-473 million years ago), in the sediments of Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and United States.1
The normal length of a colony of these leaf-shaped animals could reach a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in). They were passively mobile planktonic suspension feeders.12
Phyllograptus species are excellent index fossils or guide fossils for identifying Ordovician rocks.3
Species
- Phyllograptus angustifolius
- Phyllograptus anna
- Phyllograptus densus
- Phyllograptus glossograptoides
- Phyllograptus rotundatus
References
References
- "Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- Fossil Museum
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Fossil ID
- Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) - Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, Bosch & Keuning, Baarn. ISBN 90-246-4924-2