†Cenoelcanus menatensis Schubnel et al. 2020 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Full reference: T. Schubnel, L. Desutter-Grandcolas, R. Garrouste, S. Hervet, and A. Nel. 2020. Paleocene of Menat Formation, France, reveals an extraordinary diversity of orthopterans and the last known survivor of a Mesozoic Elcanidae. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65:371-385
Belongs to Cenoelcanus according to T. Schubnel et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A71198, a tegmen. Its type locality is Menat (Olivier collection), which is in a Selandian crater lake diatomite in the Menat Formation of France.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Menat (Olivier collection)
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