Palaeontology Fossil Cicadomorpha first appeared in the Late Triassic. The superfamily Palaeontinoidea contains three families. The Upper Permian Dunstaniidae are found in Australia and South Africa, and also in younger rocks from China. The Upper Triassic Mesogereonidae are found in Australia and South Africa. This group, though, is currently thought to be more distantly related to Cicadomorpha than previously thought.
pALaeontologY fOssIl cICAdOmOrpha FiRSt appEaReD in thE lAte triassic. ThE sUperfaMily palaeonTinoideA conTainS threE Families. tHe upper permIan dunSTAnIidAe arE Found in auStrAlIa and South AfrIca, aNd AlSo iN yoUngeR Rocks fRom chIna. tHe uPPer tRIasSiC MesoGereonidaE arE founD in australIA and soutH africA. this GRoup, THOuGh, is CuRRently tHOught to Be more disTantLy related to ciCAdOMoRPHa tHaN prEviouSLy thouGht.