†Gigatitan vulgaris Sharov 1968 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Mesotitanidae
Synonym: Ootitan curtis Sharov 1968
Full reference: A. G. Sharov. 1968. Filogeniya ortopteroidnykh nasekomykh. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 118:1-216
Belongs to Gigatitan according to A. G. Sharov 1968
See also Béthoux 2007
Sister taxa: Gigatitan extensus, Gigatitan magnificus, Gigatitan ovatus, Gigatitan similis
Type specimens:
- Gigatitan vulgaris: PIN 2240/4593, an exoskeleton (whole insect with wings exposed). Its type locality is Madygen, PIN collection 2240, Dzhailoucho area, which is in a Ladinian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Madygen Formation of Kyrgyzstan.
- Ootitan curtis: PIN 2070/587, a forewing (forewing without parts of apex & at the anterior margin). Its type locality is Madygen, PIN collection 2070, Madygen (Northern area), which is in a Ladinian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Madygen Formation of Kyrgyzstan.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Kyrgyzstan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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