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Procardiograptus

Classification

    Phylum:  
Hemichordata
    Class:  
Pterobranchia
    Order:  
Graptoloidea
    Superfamily:  
Unknown
    Family:  
Isograptidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Procardiograptus XIAO, XIA, & WANG, 1985, p. 435
    Type Species:  
*Cardiograptus (Procardiograptus) uniformis, OD


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Fossil Image
Fig. 209, 3a-b. *P. uniformis, 3a, NIGP 124849, Hengtang, Zhejiang Province, China, 3b, NIGP 124851 Chenjiawu, Zhejiang Province, China, scale bars, 1 mm (adapted from Chen, Zhang, & Mitchell, 1995, fig. 26B,D, respectively)


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

China


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Middle Ordovician (upper Dapingian, Oncograptus magnus Biozone)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Dapingian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
470.34
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Middle Ordovician (upper Dapingian, Cardiograptus amplus Biozone)
    Ending International Stage:  
Dapingian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
0
    Ending Date:  
469.42


Description

Scandent, biserial isograptid with conspicuous, heart-shaped axial cavity in proximal portion, stipes with increasing thecal length and overlap, thecae simple tubes with distinct rutella, proximal development derived-isograptid type, dextral, with origin of th $1^{1}$ low in the prosicula




References

Xiao, Chengxie, Tianliang Xia, & Zhaoyan Wang. 1985. New materials of Cardiograptidae from S. Jiangxi and their evolutionary relationship. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 24(4):429-439. In Chinese; English abstract p. 438.


Museum or Author Information

NIGP, adapted from Chen, Zhang, & Mitchell, 1995