Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae

Full reference: J. J. Gu, Z. Q. Xu, and D. Ren. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Systematic significance of wing morphology in extinct Prophalangopsidae (Insecta, Ensifera) revealed by geometric morphometrics and description of two new species. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19:1587-1599

Belongs to Novaboilus according to J. J. Gu et al. 2022

Sister taxon: Novaboilus multifurcatus

Type specimen: CNU-ORT-NN2006070, a forewing. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2006 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2006 collection)

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