†Eoproscopia martilli Heads 2008 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Proscopiidae
Full reference: S. W. Heads. 2008. The first fossil Proscopiidae (Insecta, Orthoptera, Eumastacoidea) with comments on the historical biogeography and evolution of the family. Palaeontology 51(2):499-507
Belongs to Eoproscopia according to S. W. Heads 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS 6600-135, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (SMNS collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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