Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae
Alternative combination: Tetraspinus fossorius
Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1995. Complementos ao estudo sobre os Ensifera (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) da Formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior do nordeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 39:321-345
Belongs to Cratotetraspinus according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1997
See also Martins-Neto 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UnG-035, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large limestone in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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