†Mesogryllacris giganteus Riek 1955 (grasshopper)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Insecta - Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1955. Fossil insects from the Triassic beds at Mt. Crosby, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 3(4):654-691
Belongs to Mesogryllacris according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Riek 1955
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Queensland Department of Geology C1920, C1544, C1930, a forewing (almost complete wing in three fragments). Its type locality is Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection), which is in a Norian pond shale in Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Mount Crosby Insect Bed (UQ collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.