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Brontogryllus excelsus
Taxonomy
Brontogryllus excelsus was named by Martins-Neto (1991). Its type specimen is AMA-I-031, a tegmen, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Crato (RGMN/UFC collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Brontogryllus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Brontogryllus excelsus Martins-Neto p. 83 figs. 24; Pl V e |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Brontogryllus excelsus Martins-Neto 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Brontogryllus excelsus (type locality: 125510) |