†Dordrechtia robusta Riek 1976 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1976. A new collection of insects from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(3):791-820
Belongs to Dordrechtia according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Riek 1976 and Wappler 2000
Sister taxon: Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis
Type specimen: C-Dt II 792ab, a forewing (missing parts). Its type locality is Bird's River (C-Dt II), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Lesotho (1 collection), South Africa (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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