Laevisoolithus

Laevisoolithus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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]

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


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