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The Graptolites (grapto = write, lithos = stone) are very small (<1 cm) extinct planktonic and colonial forms (inference based on shape of colonies, theca, and their recovery from deep “bottom” deposits).

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Jain, S. (2017). Graptolites. In: Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology. Springer Geology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3658-0_7

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