†Archaicaripipteryx Xu et al. 2020 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae
Full reference: C. P. Xu, H. C. Zhang, E. A. Jarzembowski and Y. Fang. 2020. The first Ripipterygidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tridactyloidea) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 112(104356)
Parent taxon: Ripipterygidae according to C. P. Xu et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Burmaripipteryx, Kallosripipteryx, Magnidactylus, Mirhipipteryx
Subtaxa: Archaicaripipteryx rotunda
Type: Archaicaripipteryx rotunda
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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