Earth:Laevisoolithus

Laevisoolithus Temporal range: Maastrichtian ~70–66 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type:	Ornithoid
Morphotype:	Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily:	†Laevisoolithidae
Oogenus:	†Laevisoolithus Mikhailov, 1991

Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg. Its sole oospecies, L. sochavai, is native to the Nemegt Formation in Mongolia. Laevisoolithus is characterized by its thin, smooth eggshells. These eggs were probably laid by a bird or a small theropod.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6471238 entry