Insecta - Orthoptera - Tridactylidae
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1990. Um novo gênero e duas novas espécies de Tridactylidae (Insecta, Orthopteridea) na Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior do nordeste do Brasil). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 62:51-59
Belongs to Cratodactylus according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1990
Sister taxon: Cratodactylus ferreirai
Type specimen: GP/1T-1652, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (IGC-USP 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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