Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Full reference: O. O. Schall, S. W. Heads, D. Lima, A. P. Pinheiro, U. Kotthoff and M. Husemann. 2026. Revision of the lagoon crickets (Elcanidae: Insecta: Orthoptera) of the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil with the description of new taxa. Cretaceous Research 184(106344)
Parent taxon: Elcaninae according to O. O. Schall et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Argentoelcana, Cratoelcana, Elcanodentes, Ellca, Eubaisselcana, Kolymbelcana, Mesembrelcana, Minelcana, Panorpidium, Probaisselcana, Pseudopanorpidium, Pseudoprobaisselcana
Subtaxa: Gondwanelcana brasiliensis
Type: Gondwanelcana brasiliensis
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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