Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae
Alternative combination: Tettigidea unicornis
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 Eotetrix according to S. W. Heads et al. 2023
See also Gorochov 2012, Silva et al. 2021 and Thomas et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM Kohls 86908/80698, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Forked Gulch, Old Mountains, locality 40189, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (13: Colorado collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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