†Gryllotalpa aveyronensis Handschin 1944 (mole cricket)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Full reference: E. Handschin. 1944. Insekten aus den Phosphoriten des Quercy. Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 64(4):1-23
Belongs to Gryllotalpa according to E. Handschin 1944
Sister taxa: Gryllotalpa africana, Gryllotalpa miocaenica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Villeneuve, Aveyron (NHMB collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine phosphorite in France
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Villeneuve, Aveyron (NHMB collection)
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