†Tyrbula russelli Scudder 1885 (short-horned grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1885. 4. Classe Insecta. Insecten. Handbuch der Palaeontologie, I Abtheilung. Palaeozoologie 2:747-831
Belongs to Tyrbula according to H. J. Song et al. 2015
See also Handlirsch 1907, Scudder 1885, Scudder 1890 and Zeuner 1943
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCZ 7, an exoskeleton (complete female). Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
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