Oblongoolithus
Oblongoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur eggs, from the Campanian Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia. The oogenus contains one oospecies O. glaber.[1]
| Oblongoolithus Temporal range: Campanian ~ | |
|---|---|
Egg fossil classification  | |
| Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
| Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
| Oofamily: | †Oblongoolithidae |
| Oogenus: | †Oblongoolithus Mikhailov, 1996 |
| Oospecies | |
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O. glaber | |
See also
References
- Oblongoolithus at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
- K. E. Mikhailov. 1996. New genera of fossil eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 30(2):246-248
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