Proparagryllacris Riek 1956 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae

Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1956. A re-examination of the mecopteroid and orthopteroid fossils (Insecta) from the Triassic beds at Denmark Hill, Queensland, with descriptions of further specimens. Australian Journal of Zoology 4:98-110

Parent taxon: Proparagryllacridinae according to A. V. Gorochov 2005

See also Carpenter 1992, Gorochov 1987, Gorochov 1995, Riek 1956 and Wappler 2001

Sister taxa: Dordrechtia, Mesogryllacris

Subtaxa: Proparagryllacris crassifemur

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Type: Proparagryllacris crassifemur

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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