†Orthacanthacris rhenana Theobald 1937 (spur-throated grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae
Full reference: N. Theobald. 1937. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. Bulletin Mensuel (Mémoires) de la Société des Sciences de Nancy 1:1-473
Belongs to Orthacanthacris according to N. Theobald 1937
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Bale Museum R 150, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Kleinkembs, which is in a Rupelian lacustrine - large marl/limestone in the Salt Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Kleinkembs
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