Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 2003. Systematics of the Caelifera (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) from the Santana Formation, Araripe Basin (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil), with a description of new genera and species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 46(Suppl):205-228
Belongs to Zessinia according to R. G. Martins-Neto 2003
Sister taxa: Zessinia borealis, Zessinia caririensis, Zessinia pulcherrima, Zessinia reticulata, Zessinia vikingi
Type specimen: RGMN-T116, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato, Pedra Branca Quarry (Martins-Neto collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Crato, Pedra Branca Quarry (Martins-Neto collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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