†Cyrtoxipha illegibilis Gorochov 2010 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Trigonidiidae
Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 2010. New and little known orthopteroid insects (Polyneoptera) from fossil resins: communication 3. Paleontological Journal 44:434-450
Belongs to Cyrtoxipha according to L. Desutter-Grandcolas et al. 2021
See also Gorochov 2010
Sister taxon: Cyrtoxipha electrina
Type specimen: NMNH 506712, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (USNM Brodzinsky Lopez-Pena coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (USNM Brodzinsky Lopez-Pena coll)
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