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Dendrograptus ✝
| Description | Dendrograptus is an extinct genus of graptolites from the Lower Ordovician. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrograptus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Dendrograptidae : Dendrograptus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Dendroidea : Dendrograptidae : Dendrograptus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dendrograptus Hall, 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. Progr. Geol. Surv. Canada, 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 499 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrograptus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dendrograptus albertensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus apenatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus beachi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus bicorius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus bighornensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus bridgei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus brillharti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus compactus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus edwardsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus elboi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus flabellites species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus gracilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Dendrograptus grapei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus hallianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Dendrograptus halliarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus hicorius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus hilowecki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus japonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus jerseyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus kelsoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus kindlei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Dendrograptus miseri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus monoforsythiatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus peculiaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus phainotheca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus rectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus tecoyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus tenuiramosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dendrograptus unilateralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Dendograptus Bigsby, 1868 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Dendrograptidae : Dendograptus |
| Dendrograpsus Salter, 1863 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Dendrograptidae : Dendrograpsus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1858 | Dendrograptus Hall |
| 1897 | Dendrograptus Roermer and Frech |
| 1990 | Dendrograptus Rickards et al. p. 212 |
| 2002 | Dendrograptus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
