Curvellipsoentomoolithus 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: Entomoolithidae according to J. Lee et al. 2024

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Curvellipsoentomoolithus laddi

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Type: Curvellipsoentomoolithus laddi

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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