Monograptus

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Monograptus Temporal range: Silurian–Early Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Monograptus spiralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Hemichordata
Class:	Graptolithina
Order:	Graptoloidea
Family:	Monograptidae
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.