†Marchandia magnifica Perrichot et al. 2002 (mole cricket)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Full reference: V. Perrichot, D. Néraudeau, D. Azar, J. J. Menier, and A. Nel. 2002. A new genus and species of fossil mole cricket in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime, SW France (Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Cretaceous Research 23:307-314
Belongs to Marchandia according to V. Perrichot et al. 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R.55235, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Charentese amber, Archingeay-Les-Nouillers, subunit A1sl-A, which is in an Albian terrestrial amber in France.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Charentese amber, Archingeay-Les-Nouillers, subunit A1sl-A
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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