Dichograptus
| Dichograptus Temporal range: Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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.
- ↑ Don Lessem & Jan Sovak (1999). Dinosaurs to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals. Scholastic. ISBN 0-590-31684-2.
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