†Elcanodentes thanatos Willmott et al. 2025 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Full reference: L. A. Willmott, O. O. Schall, U. Kotthoff and M. Husemann. 2025. New species of Burmese amber Elcanidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) suggest Gondwanan origin and demonstrate ovipositor diversity. PalZ 99:35-51
Belongs to Elcanodentes according to L. A. Willmott et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Elcanodentes alatus, Elcanodentes cretaceus
Type specimen: GPIH 7018, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (GPIH coll), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (GPIH coll)
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