Paraelongatoolithus
| Paraelongatoolithus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
Eggshell classification  | |
| Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
| Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
| Oofamily: | †Elongatoolithidae |
| Oogenus: | †Paraelongatoolithus |
Paraelongatoolithus is a late Cretaceous oogenus of Chinese fossil egg. It is similar in structure to Elongatoolithus, placing it in the oofamily Elongatoolithidae. It is known from a single broken egg which, when complete, would have been 17 cm (7 in) long and 7.2 cm (3 in) wide. The outer surface of Paraelongatoolithus was covered with a net-like pattern.[1]
References
- ↑ Q. Wang, X.-L. Wang, Z.-K. Zhao and Y.-G. Jiang. 2010. A new oogenus of Elongatoolithidae from the Upper Cretaceous Chichengshan Formation of Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang Province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48(2):111-118
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