Mirhipipteryx Gunther 1969 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae
Parent taxon: Ripipterygidae according to S. W. Heads 2010
Sister taxa: Archaicaripipteryx, Burmaripipteryx, Magnidactylus
Subtaxa: Mirhipipteryx antillarum
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)
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