†Colossocossus loveridgei Menon et al. 2005 (true bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Palaeontinidae
Full reference: F. Menon, S. W. Heads, and D. M. Martill. 2005. New Palaeontinidae (Insecta: Cicadomorpha) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. Cretaceous Research 26:837-844
Belongs to Colossocossus according to F. Menon et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Colossocossus bechlyi, Colossocossus giganticus, Colossocossus rugosa
Type specimen: SMNS 65502, a forewing (single forewing). Its type locality is Crato (SMNS collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Crato (SMNS collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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