3D models of representative graptolite fossils.

Virtual Collection: Graptolithina

This virtual collection was last curated by Jaleigh Pier on August 16, 2019. Creative Commons License Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

Order Dendroidea


Fossil graptolite Palaeodictyota anastomotica from the Silurian of Niagara County, New York (PRI 49831). This specimen is preserved as a carbonization. Specimen is on display at the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York. Diameter of specimen is approximately 8.5 cm.

Order Graptoloidea


Fossil specimens of the graptolite Didymograptus artus from the Ordovician Phi Kappa Formation of Idaho (PRI 76792). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of rock is approximately 8 cm.


Fossil specimens of the graptolite Didymograptus artus from the Ordovician Phi Kappa Formation of Idaho (PRI 76792). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of rock is approximately 4.5 cm.


Fossil specimens of the graptolite Monograptus clintonensis from the Silurian Williamson Shale of Rochester, New York (PRI76765). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Maximum dimension of rock is 11.5 cm. 


Fossil specimens of the graptolite Glossograptus whitfieldi from the Ordovician Ledbetter Slate of Pend Oreille County, Washington (PRI 76774). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of rock is approximately 11 cm.