Oldest known West Gondwanan graptolite: Ovetograptus? sp. (lower Agdzian/lowest Wuliuan; basal Middle Cambrian) of the Franconian Forest, Germany, and review of pre-Furongian graptolithoids
| Title | Oldest known West Gondwanan graptolite: Ovetograptus? sp. (lower Agdzian/lowest Wuliuan; basal Middle Cambrian) of the Franconian Forest, Germany, and review of pre-Furongian graptolithoids |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Authors | Geyer, G, Landing, E, Meier, S, Höhn, S |
| Journal | PalZ |
| Date Published | May-07-2024 |
| ISSN | 0031-0220 |
| Abstract | The occurrence of a likely graptolite in lowest Wuliuan strata of the Franconian Forest almost certainly records the oldest known graptolithoid hemichordate in West Gondwana and possibly the oldest graptolite presently known. The fossil is a delicate, erect, apparently unbranched rhabdosome with narrow thecae tentatively assigned to the poorly known genus Ovetograptus of the Dithecodendridae. This report includes an overview of pre-Furongian graptolithoids with slight corrections on the stratigraphic position of earlier reported species. |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12542-022-00627-5/fulltext.html |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12542-022-00627-5 |
| Short Title | PalZ |
