Insecta - Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae

Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 2002. New Baissogryllidae and Gryllidae (Insecta, Ensifera) from Santana Formation, Araripe Basin (Lower Cretaceous, northeast Brazil). Historia Natural (Segunda Serie) 1(6):31-35

Belongs to Caririgryllus according to R. G. Martins-Neto 2002

Sister taxa: Caririgryllus arthaudi, Caririgryllus elongatus, Caririgryllus mesai, Caririgryllus pilosus

Type specimen: RGMN-T3001, 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: found only at Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.