Dichograptus Temporal range:
Ordovician ~
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Dichograptus sedgwicki Salter, 1863 |
Dichograptus (meaning two-branched writing or double-line marks) is an extinct genus of graptolites 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).
Fossils of Dichograptus have been found in Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia (near Caño Cristales, Meta), New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. [3]
Dichograptus Temporal range:
Ordovician ~
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Genus: | Dichograptus |
Type species | |
Dichograptus sedgwicki Salter, 1863 |
Dichograptus (meaning two-branched writing or double-line marks) is an extinct genus of graptolites 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).
Fossils of Dichograptus have been found in Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia (near Caño Cristales, Meta), New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. [3]