Probaisselcana minuta Gu et al. 2022 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Full reference: J. J. Gu, H. Tian, and D. Ren. 2022. Taxonomic names, in New species of Probaisselcana (Orthopera, Elcanidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China (Jehol Biota) and the mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar amber. Cretaceous Research 139(105313)

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

Sister taxa: Probaisselcana cretacea, Probaisselcana euryptera, Probaisselcana karatavica, Probaisselcana oculata, Probaisselcana zhengi

Type specimen: CNU-ORT-NL2016073, 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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