Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Alternative combination: Locustopsis kruegeri
Full reference: W. Zessin. 1983. Locustopsis kruegeri n. sp. (Orthopteroida, Caelifera) aus dem oberen Lias von Schandelah bei Braunschweig (BRD). Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften 11:905-910
Belongs to Plesioschwinzia according to A. V. Gorochov and R. A. Coram 2023
See also Ansorge 1996, Zessin 1983 and Zessin 1988
Sister taxa: Plesioschwinzia bernstorffi, Plesioschwinzia constricta, Plesioschwinzia gracilis, Plesioschwinzia lacera, Plesioschwinzia lacoei, Plesioschwinzia posterior, Plesioschwinzia procera, Plesioschwinzia pulchella, Plesioschwinzia reticulata, Plesioschwinzia sharovi, Plesioschwinzia thalassophila, Plesioschwinzia uvarovi
Type specimen: LS 29/1, a tegmen. Its type locality is Schandelah, near Braunschweig (Zessin coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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