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† Mesacridites elongata Riek, 1954

Nomenclature (2)

  • † Mesacridites elongata Riek, 1954: 163. (fossil)

    Holotype; fossil; AM F.30970; deposited at: Australian Museum (AM); Australia: New South Wales: Beacon Hill, Brookvale

  • † Mesacridites elongata Riek, 1954 in Béthoux & Ross, 2005: 607.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Béthoux, O. & Ross, A.J. (2005) Mesacridites Riek, 1954 (Middle Triassic; Australia) transferred from Protorthoptera to Orthoptera: Locustavidae. Journal of Paleontology, 79(3), 607–610.
  • Riek, E.F. (1954) Further Triassic insects from Brookvale, N. S. W. (Orders Orthoptera, Saltatoria, Protorthoptera, Perlaria). Records of the Australian Museum, 23(4), 161–168. Available at http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/uploads/journals/17384/630_complete.pdf

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