Laevisoolithus
Laevisoolithus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Eggshell classification | |
Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
Oofamily: | †Laevisoolithidae |
Oogenus: | †Laevisoolithus |
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]