Reptilia - Theropoda - Montanoolithidae
Full reference: D. K. Zelenitsky and F. Therrien. 2008. Unique maniraptoran egg clutch from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana reveals theropod nesting behaviour. Palaeontology 51(6):1253-1259
Belongs to Montanoolithus according to D. K. Zelenitsky and F. Therrien 2008
See also Currie and Koppelhus 2015 and Tanaka et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Montanoolithus labadousensis
Type specimen: TMP 2007.4.1, an egg (a nesting trace and five partial eggs of an in situ clutch.). Its type locality is Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montanoolithus [PROXY], which is in a Campanian fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Two Medicine Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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