Monograptus
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| Monograptus spiralis | |
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| Genus: | Monograptus Geinitz, 1852 |
Monograptus is a genus of graptolites in the order Graptoloidea. This particular genus is the last stage of the graptoloid evolution before its extinction in the early Devonian. A characteristic of the genus includes one uniserial stipes with very elaborate thecae. This particular genus contains large number of graptolite species and may not be monophyletic.