Dichograptidae Explained

Dichograptidae is an extinct family of graptolites. Fossils are found mostly from the Late Ordovician to the Early Devonian.^[1]

Genera

List of genera from Maletz (2014):^[2]

• †Anthograptus Törnquist, 1904
• †Calamograptus Clark, 1924
• †Clonograpsus Nicholson, 1873
• †Ctenograptus Nicholson, 1876
• †Dichograpsus Salter, 1863
• †Hermannograptus Monsen, 1937
• †Holograptus Holm, 1881a
• †Kellamograptus Rickards & Chapman, 1991
• †Kstaugraptus Tzaj, 1973
• †Loganograptus Hall, 1868
• †Mimograptus Harris & Thomas, 1940
• †Orthodichograptus Thomas, 1972
• †Rouvilligraptus Barrois, 1893
• †Schizograptus Nicholson, 1876
• †Temnograptus Nicholson, 1876
• †Triaenograptus Hall, 1914
• †Tridensigraptus Zhao, 1964
• †Trochograptus Holm, 1881a

Notes and References

1. Book: Maletz, Jörg. Graptolite Paleobiology. 2017. Wiley-Blackwell. 9781118515617.
2. Maletz . Jörg. The classification of the Pterobranchia (Cephalodiscida and Graptolithina) . Bulletin of Geosciences . 2014 . 89 . 3 . 477–540 . 10.3140/bull.geosci.1465 . 1214-1119. free .