Tettoraptor maculatus Gorochov 2012 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera

Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Eocene Orthoptera from Green River Formation of Wyoming (USA). Russian Entomological Journal 21:357-370

Belongs to Tettoraptor according to S. W. Heads et al. 2023

See also Gorochov 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM Kohls 51386, a set of appendages (isolated fore leg). Its type locality is Anvil Points, Denson site, locality 41617, which is in an Uintan lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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