Reptilia - Saurischia - Elongatoolithidae
Full reference: X. Fang, P. Li, Z. Zhang, X. Zhang, Y. Lin, S. Guo, Y. Cheng, Z. Li, X. Zhang and Z. Cheng. 2009. [Cretaceous strata in Nanxiong Basin of Guangdong and the evolution from the dinosaur egg to the bird egg]. Acta Geoscientia Sinica 30(2):167–186
Belongs to Macroolithus according to X. Fang et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Macroolithus mutabilis, Macroolithus rugustus, Macroolithus yaotunensis
Type specimen: 08pm-38-1 (NX070124), an egg. Its type locality is Xinlong-Huangtang section (bed 38), which is in a Campanian terrestrial siltstone/siltstone in the Yuanpu Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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