Clade Oriophasmata Simon et al. 2019 (stick insect)
Full reference: S. Simon, H. Letsch, S. Bank, T. R. Buckley, A. Donath, S. L. Liu, R. Machida, K. Meusemann, B. Misof, L. Podsiadlowski, X. Zhou, B. Wipfler, and S. Bradler. 2019. Old world and new world Phasmatodea: phylogenomics resolve the evolutionary history of stick and leaf insects. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7(345)
Parent taxon: Neophasmatodea according to S. Simon et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Echinosomiscinae, Elasmophasma, Occidophasmata, Rhabdophasma, Tanaophasma
Subtaxa: Phylliidae
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel grid square E8/9, 1.5-2.5 m above alpha marker (Eocene of Germany)