Coralloidoolithus verrucarius Mikhailov 1994 (dinosaur)

Reptilia - Stalicoolithidae

Alternative combination: Dendroolithus verrucarius

Full reference: K. E. Mikhailov. 1994. Eggs of sauropod and ornithopod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous deposits of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 28(3):141–159

Belongs to Coralloidoolithus according to S. Zhang et al. 2018

See also Mikhailov 2000, Mikhailov 1994, Mikhailov 1997 and Tanaka et al. 2023

Sister taxon: Coralloidoolithus shizuiwanensis

Type specimen: PIN 3142-454, an egg. Its type locality is Khermin Tsav, Upper White Beds (PIN coll. 3142) [SMPE], which is in a Maastrichtian eolian horizon in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mongolia (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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