†Palaeonemobius occidentalis Laurent and Desutter-Grandcolas 2023 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Trigonidiidae
Full reference: M. Laurent and L. Desutter-Grandcolas. 2023. Taxonomic names, in New Cretaceous crickets of the subfamilies Nemobiinae and Podoscirtinae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae, Oecanthidae) attest the antiquity of these clades. Geological Magazine 160:927-940
Belongs to Palaeonemobius according to M. Laurent and L. Desutter-Grandcolas 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A71375, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is La Buzinie roadworks amber, Champniers, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in France.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at La Buzinie roadworks amber, Champniers
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