Probaisselcana euryptera Tian et al. 2019 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Full reference: H. Tian, J. J. Gu, and D. Ren. 2019. Taxonomic names, in A new species of Elcaninae (Orthoptera, Elcanidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation at Liutiaogou, Inner Mongolia, NE China, and its morphological implications. Cretaceous Research 99:275-280

Belongs to Probaisselcana according to H. Tian et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Probaisselcana cretacea, Probaisselcana karatavica, Probaisselcana minuta, Probaisselcana oculata

Type specimen: CNU-ORT-NL2011035, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Liutiaogou Village, Dashuangmiao Town (CNU collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Liutiaogou Village, Dashuangmiao Town (CNU collection)

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