World's first known fossil of grasshopper eggs discovered in Eastern Oregon opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
29-million-year-old fossil grasshopper nest found at John Day Fossil Beds nbc16.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbc16.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The first ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found within the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
As reported in the journal, Parks Stewardship Forum, Jaemin Lee (University of California, Berkeley), Dr. Nicholas Famoso (John Day Fossil Beds National Monument), and Angela Lin (University of Oregon) used micro-CT scans to investigate the internal structure of over 50 fossilized insect eggs and an intact egg pod from the Sheep Rock Unit.
The first-ever described fossilized grasshopper nest has been identified after scientists discovered the 29-million-year-old fossil in the John Day Fossil Beds in 2016, the National Park Service announced Friday.