Mastotermitidae
| Mastotermitidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent |
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| Mastotermes darwiniensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Parvorder: | Euisoptera |
| Family: | Mastotermitidae |
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Mastotermitidae is a family of termites. Several genera are known from the fossil record. The sole living species is Mastotermes darwiniensis, found only in northern Australia.
Numerous fossil taxa have been described in the Mastotermitidae, as well as in the genus Mastotermes. The family seems to have had a worldwide distribution until just a few million years ago, when all but the ancestors of the giant northern termite became extinct for unknown reasons.
Genera included in the Mastotermitidae are:
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