Entomoolithidae
| Entomoolithidae | |
|---|---|
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| Type specimen of Curvellipsoentomoolithus laddi. | |
Egg fossil classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Oofamily: | †Entomoolithidae Lee et al. 2024 |
| Oogenera | |
Entomoolithidae is an oofamily of fossil insect eggs. Insect egg preservation is incredibly rare, due to their small size and fragile consistency. Furthermore, even when eggs are preserved, they are often misidentified as parts of plants. Impressions of insect eggs on plants are classified in the ichnofamily Paleoovoididae.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lee, Jaemin; Famoso, Nicholas A.; Lin, Angela (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. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
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