Falsispeculum bacharicum Gorochov 1984 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Protogryllidae

Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 1984. New fossil crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from Mongolia. Insects of Mongolia, Part 9 29-32

Belongs to Falsispeculum according to R. Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012

See also Gorochov 1984

Sister taxon: Falsispeculum karatavicus

Type specimen: PIN 3791/1393, a tegmen. Its type locality is Bakhar, outcrop 208/4 (PIN collection 3791), which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian lacustrine claystone in the Bakhar Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bakhar, outcrop 208/4 (PIN collection 3791)

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