†family Entomoolithidae Lee et al. 2024 (insect)

Insecta - Entomoolithidae

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, Entomoothecichnidae, 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, 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: Curvellipsoentomoolithus

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Type: Curvellipsoentomoolithus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon collections)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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