†Permoxenopterum laticostum van Dijk and Gorochov 2011 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Xenopteridae
Full reference: D. E. van Dijk and A. V. Gorochov. 2011. The first Permian representative of the family Xenopteridae (Orthoptera: Ensifera). African Invertebrates 52:571-574
Belongs to Permoxenopterum according to D. E. van Dijk and A. V. Gorochov 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMSA 2732, a tegmen. Its type locality is Bulwer (Bul 111), which is in a Changhsingian delta plain shale in the Estcourt Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Bulwer (Bul 111)
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