†Burmecaelinus Uchida et al. 2023 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Burmecaelidae
Full reference: K. Uchida, M. Husemann, and U. Kotthoff. 2023. A new Cretaceous orthopteran family of the Caelifera (order: Orthoptera) from Burmese amber of northern Myanmar. PalZ 98:117-125
Parent taxon: Burmecaelidae according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025
See also Hu et al. 2024 and Uchida et al. 2023
Sister taxon: Moban
Subtaxa: Burmecaelinus armis Burmecaelinus yungyenwangae
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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