Megaloolithus
| Megaloolithus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Megaloolithus at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence. | |
Eggshell classification  | |
| Basic shell type: | †Dinosauroid-spherulitic |
| Oofamily: | †Megaloolithidae |
| Oogenus: | †Megaloolithus |
Megaloolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg.[1] Some eggs belonging to this oogenus may have been laid by the Titanosaurid Sauropod, Hypselosaurus. They are known for having thick eggshells, at least 1.5 mm thick, and the nearly spherical shape of the eggs.[2] They are primarily found in India and Europe, but some specimens have been found in South America.[3]
Species
- M. aureliensis
- M. baghensis
- M. cylindricus
- M. dhoridungriensis
- M. jabalpurensis
- M. khempurensis
- M. mamillare
- M. megadermus
- M. microtuberculata
- M. mohabeyi
- M. petralta
- M. problematica
- M. siruguei
- M. trempii
Gallery
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Hypselosaurus eggs, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris
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A Hypselosaurus egg (Dinosaurland, Lyme Regis).
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Megaloolithus at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence. Eggs of titanosaurid, possibly Hypselosaurus priscus.
See also
- List of dinosaur oogenera
References
- ↑ 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. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238
- ↑ Paleobiology Database