†Burmaripipteryx oblongus Zhao et al. 2022 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae
Full reference: J. Y. Zhao, C. P. Xu, E. A. Jarzembowski, Y. Fang, and C. T. Xiao. 2022. A new genus and species of Ripipterygidae (Orthoptera: Tridactyloidea) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber, northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 144(105429)
Belongs to Burmaripipteryx according to J. Y. Zhao et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YU-OR-100005, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Yangtze University collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Yangtze University collection)
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