Earth:Laevisoolithus

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Laevisoolithus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
~70–66 Ma
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Egg fossil classification e
Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily: †Laevisoolithidae
Oogenus: †Laevisoolithus
Mikhailov, 1991

Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.
  2. ↑ K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238

Wikidata ☰ Q6471238 entry




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