Orthacanthacris incertus Piton, 1940

Schubnel, Thomas, Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, Garrouste, Romain, Hervet, Sophie & Nel, André, 2020, Paleocene of Menat Formation, France, reveals an extraordinary diversity of orthopterans and the last known survivor of a Mesozoic Elcanidae, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65 (2), pp. 371-385 : 376

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.4202/app.00676.2019
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/570A1449-D140-FFD2-FFF3-A82AFBAD5E02
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scientific name	Orthacanthacris incertus Piton, 1940
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Orthacanthacris incertus Piton, 1940 View in CoL

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Holotype: MNHN.F. R07017 (coll. Louis Piton); a very poorly preserved specimen, with fragments of three wings, and dubious remains of thorax and head.

Type locality: Historical quarry of Menat, Menat, Puy-de-Dôme, France.

Type horizon: Middle Paleocene, Menat Basin.

Material.— Holotype only.

Remarks.— It is even not possible to determine which wings are forewing(s) vs. hindwing(s). It is either a Mantodea or an Orthoptera of uncertain affinities.

Stratigraphic and geographic range.— Paleocene, Menat Formation, Menat, France.