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: • †
Anisotermes Zhao et al
Burmese amber, Myanmar,
Cenomanian • †
Blattotermes Riek (Eocene-Oligocene of France, USA, and Australia) • †
Garmitermes Engel,
Grimaldi, &
Krishna Baltic amber,
Eocene • †
Idanotermes Engel Baltic amber, Eocene • †
Khanitermes Engel, Grimaldi, & Krishna
Shar-Tolgoy Formation,
Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia,
Aptian • †
Magnifitermes Jouault, Engel, & Nel
Burmese amber, Myanmar,
Cenomanian •
Mastotermes Froggatt (Cretaceous-Recent of Europe, Central America and Australia) • †
Miotermes Rosen (Miocene of Croatia, Germany, and France) • †
Spargotermes Emerson (Miocene-Pliocene of Brazil) • †
Valditermes Jarzembowski
Weald Clay, United Kingdom,
Hauterivian ==References==