Full reference: J. Lee, N. A. Famoso, and A. Lin. 2024. Microtomography of an enigmatic fossil egg clutch from the Oligocene John Day Formation, Oregon, USA, reveals an exquisitely preserved 29-million-year-old fossil grasshopper ootheca. Parks Stewardship Forum 40(1):139-179
Parent taxon: Insecta according to J. Lee et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Acera, Aetophlebiopsis, Agmatozoon, Anebos, Anisorhynchus lapideus, Anthophorites gaudryi, Anthracocorides, Aphis plana, Apterodicera, Apterygota, Archaeognatha, Aspidothorax dubius, Atelopteron, Bifarius, Bifarius comptae, Bittacus reticulatus, Blattaria, Blattaria dunckeri, Campeulites, Carabus winkleri, Caririephemera, Caririephemera marquesi, Cercopidium schaefferi, Cercopis prisca, Chauliodites minor, Cheilosia dubia, Chrysopa solenhofensis, Cicada proserpina, Corixa mortua, Corrodentia, Cricolia, Cyclocoris, Cyclocoris pinguis, Dicondylia, Dictyocicada, Dimeretes, Dytiscomorphus, Elasmoscolex, Entomoolithidae, Eoblattida, Ephemera deposita, Ephemera meyeri, Epimetrophora, Flata haidingeri, Forficularia problematica, Furcapartus, Glossata, Griphoconion, Griphologus, Gymnopleurus eocaenicus, Gyrophlebia, Gyrophlebia longicollis, Hebeitermes, Hebeitermes weichangensis, Hemerobius fossilis, Hemerobius higginsi, Hukouscytina, Hydroporus petefractus, Hypatocephala, Hypatocephala rugosa, Ideloblatta, Ideloblattidae, Idomastotermes, Idomastotermes mysticus, Insectichnus, Kustia, Lepismatona, Leptura primigenia, Libellulium kaupii, Longipedia, Lygaeites priscus, Meganeura vischerae, Meloe bavaricus, Mesonotoperla, Mesorhagiophryne, Mesorhagiophryne incerta, Mesorhagiophryne robustus, Mesosialis, Microceratops, Monilipartus, Mourloniella, Mourloniella solenhofensis, Myriapoda, Nematus cretaceus, Neurostena, Oligometabola, Oocephalina, Orthophlebia minuta, Palaeodictyopteron anglicanum, Palaeodictyopteron latipenne, Palaeodictyopteron mazonum, Palaeotermes, Palaeovelia, Paracridites, Paroryssus suspectus, Permarrhaphidae, Permetatoridae, Permodictyoptera, Permoponopterix, Phaneroptera striata, Phthanocoris, Phytophtirites, Platycorion, Plecopterodea, Plecopteroidea, Pseudoacridites, Pseudochauliodites, Pterodicera, Pterygogenea, Rambouskia, Saperdites cristallosus, Scutinoblattina recta, Seirolarva, Sinonemoura, Strongylocephalus, Strongylocephalus charactis, Sypharopteroidea, Taotieichnus, Termes fossilis, Termes grandaevus, Termes peccanae, Termitidiopsis, Thysanura, Tipularia teyleri, Tomeferusa, Triadosialis, Trimerocephalium, Ulonata, Velia bouatia, Xiphenax
Subtaxa: Blattoothecichnus Oothecichnus Subterroothecichnus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at JDNM-9, Blue Basin ( of Oregon)