†Anelcana dilatata Carpenter 1966 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Oedischiidae
Alternative combination: Parelcana dilatata
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1966. The Lower Permian Insects of Kansas: Part 11. The Orders Protorthoptera and Orthoptera. Psyche 73(1):46-88
Belongs to Anelcana according to F. M. Carpenter 1986
See also Carpenter 1966
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCZ 6304, a forewing. Its type locality is Elmo, MCZ 1932 collection Lower Limestone, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Elmo, MCZ 1932 collection Lower Limestone
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