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
Belongs to Proparagryllacris according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Riek 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AM F39251, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Denmark Hill Insect Bed (Dunstan 1915-1916 collection), which is in a Norian pond siltstone in the Blackstone Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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