†Fortigryllus xiangrui Ji et al. 2025 (grasshopper)
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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
Belongs to Fortigryllus according to X. Ji et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP208736, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection)
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