Bontzagania perfecta Gorochov 1985 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae

Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 1985. Mesozoic Crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of Asia. Paleontological Journal 19(2):56-66

Belongs to Bontzagania according to A. V. Gorochov 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 3559/592, a wing. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559)

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