†Cratolocustopsis aquila Schall et al. 2025 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Full reference: O. O. Schall, D. Lima, S. W. Heads, A. P. Pinheiro, U. Kotthoff and M. Husemann. 2025. New species of Cretaceous Locustopsidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Crato Formation of Brazil and a taxonomic revision of the family. Zootaxa 5722:485-508
Belongs to Cratolocustopsis according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Cratolocustopsis contumax, Cratolocustopsis cretacea, Cratolocustopsis reticulata
Type specimen: MPSC 9840, an exoskeleton
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Crato (Regional University of Cariri LPU/MPSC collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)
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