Cenoelcanus menatensis Schubnel et al. 2020 (grasshopper)

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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