†Thueringoedischia trostheidei Zessin 1997 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Thueringoedischiidae
Full reference: W. Zessin. 1997. Thueringoedischia trostheidei nov. gen. et nov. sp. (Insecta, Orthoptera) aus dem unteren Rotliegenden von Thüringen. Veröffentlichungen Naturkundemuseum Erfurt 1997:172-183
Belongs to Thueringoedischia according to W. Zessin 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Coll. trostheide, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Leuchtenburge quarry, Cabarz, which is in an Asselian lacustrine siltstone in the Goldlauter Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Leuchtenburge quarry, Cabarz
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