Yuxiania Hong 1997 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera

Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1997. Discovery of fossil insects from Houcheng Formation of Hebei Province and establish of Houcheng entomofauna. Beijing Geology 1997(1):1-10

Parent taxon: Ensifera according to Y. C. Hong 1997

Sister taxa: Acridiites, Acridiites liasinus, Araripemyrmecophilops, Elcanidea, Elcanopsis, Falsirameus, Gryllidea, Gryllobencain, Kulmbachiellon fragile, Liadolocusta auscultans, Liassogrylloides, Locusta prisca, Locustopsites gigantea, Oedischiidea, Palaeorehniidae, Phasmomimoidea, Tettavidae, Tettigoniidea, Thnetus, Triassomanteidae, Vitimiidae

Subtaxa: Yuxiania jurassica

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Type: Yuxiania jurassica

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at BP-15, Yuxian County (Jurassic of China)

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