Fusioolithus berthei Fernández and Khosla 2015 (dinosaur)

Reptilia - Fusioolithidae

Full reference: M. S. Fernández and A. Khosla. 2015. Parataxonomic review of the Upper Cretaceous dinosaur eggshells belonging to the oofamily Megaloolithidae from India and Argentina. Historical Biology 27(2):158-180

Belongs to Fusioolithus according to M. S. Fernández 2016

See also Fernández and Khosla 2015

Sister taxa: Fusioolithus baghensis, Fusioolithus dholiyaensis, Fusioolithus mohabeyi, Fusioolithus padiyalensis

Type specimen: MML-PH 1269, an egg. Its type locality is Santos II (egg level 3), which is in a Maastrichtian/Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Allen Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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