Insecta - Orthoptera

Full reference: X. Ji, A. Nel, C. Xiao, A. V. Gorochov, E. A. Jarzembowski, Z. Ma, and C. Xu. 2025. A new weird cricket (Orthoptera, Gryllidea) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber in northern Myanmar. Fossil Record 28:219-230

Parent taxon: Gryllidea according to X. Ji et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Gryllavoidea, Gryllidae, Grylloidea, Gryllotalpoidea

Subtaxa: Fortigryllus xiangrui

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Type: Fortigryllus xiangrui

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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