Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Alternative combinations: Gomphocerites bucklandi, Gryllus bucklandi
Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130
Belongs to Locustopsis according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025
See also Brodie 1845, Cockerell 1915, Handlirsch 1906, Heer 1852, Zessin 1983 and Zeuner 1942
Sister taxa: Locustopsis africanus, Locustopsis apicalis, Locustopsis bernstorffi, Locustopsis brodiei, Locustopsis cockerelli, Locustopsis constricta, Locustopsis cubitalis, Locustopsis dubia, Locustopsis elegans, Locustopsis ferghanensis, Locustopsis germari, Locustopsis godoii, Locustopsis gracilis, Locustopsis gyra, Locustopsis karatavica, Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis lacoei, Locustopsis latipennis, Locustopsis maculosa, Locustopsis nana, Locustopsis nervosa, Locustopsis picta, Locustopsis posterior, Locustopsis procera, Locustopsis pulchella, Locustopsis reducta, Locustopsis rhytofemoralis, Locustopsis sharovi, Locustopsis shurabica, Locustopsis sinensis, Locustopsis sippeli, Locustopsis soaresi, Locustopsis spectabilis, Locustopsis thalassophila, Locustopsis titanella, Locustopsis uvarovi, Gomphocerites heeriana
Type specimen: NHM I 3555, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Grafton, Warwickshire, which is in a Hettangian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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