†Cratogryllus cigueli Martins-Neto 1991 (true crickets)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1991. Cratogryllus cigueli, nova espécie de Ensifera (Insecta, Grylloidea) da Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, Nordeste do Brasil. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 14(33):153-156
Belongs to Cratogryllus according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1991
Sister taxa: Cratogryllus guimaraesae, Cratogryllus pentagonalis
Type specimen: CV-2690, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (Vulcano collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Crato (Vulcano collection)
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