†Kallosripipteryx Zhao et al. 2024 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae
Full reference: J. Y. Zhao, C. P. Xu, C. Q. Cao, E. A. Jarzembowski, Y. Fang and C. T. Xiao. 2024. A new genus and species of mud cricket (Orthoptera: Ripipterygidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 160(105880)
Parent taxon: Ripipterygidae according to J. Y. Zhao et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Archaicaripipteryx, Burmaripipteryx, Magnidactylus, Mirhipipteryx
Subtaxa: Kallosripipteryx zhangi
Type: Kallosripipteryx zhangi
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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