†family Elongatoolithidae Zhao 1975 (theropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Elongatoolithidae

Full reference: Z.-K. Zhao. 1975. [The microstructures of the dinosaurian eggshells of Nanxiong Basin, Guandong province. (1) On the classification of dinosaur eggs]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13(2):105-117

Parent taxon: Theropoda according to K. E. Mikhailov 1997

See also Mikhailov et al. 1994, Salgado et al. 2009, Sánchez-Hernández et al. 2007, Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003 and Zhao 1994

Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Allosaurus sibiricus, Altispinax, Anchisauripodidae, Anteavis, Archaeornithoididae, Avalonia, Avipoda, Boutakioutichnium, Bradycnemidae, Byakudansauropus, Calamospondylus, Carmelopodus, Coeluroidae, Coeluroidea, Compsognatha, Corpulentapus, Deinocheirosauria, Deinodontia, Dispersituberoolithus, Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis, Embasaurus, Erythrovenator, Eubrontes titanopelobatidus, Eubrontidae, Eutynichnium, Fenestrosaurus, Filichnites, Fuscinapedis, Gigandipodidae, Grallatoridae, Gypsichnites, Hadrosaurichnus, Halticosaurus, Himeoolithus, Hispanosauropus, Hunanpus, Iberosauripus, Iliosuchidae, Iranosauripus, Irenesauripus, Itsukisauropus, Jialingpus, Kakuru, Kakuru kujani, Kalohipus, Kayentapus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Massospondylus rawesi, Megalosauropus, Megalosaurus cloacinus, Megalosaurus hungaricus, Megalosaurus insignis, Megalosaurus lydekkeri, Megalosaurus obtusus, Megalosaurus pombali, Moraesichnium, Neotheropoda, Nipponoolithus, Oblongoolithidae, Orcauichnites, Ordexallopus, Ornithoides, Ornithopodichnites, Ostafrikasaurus, Ostendichnus, Ovoraptor, Ozraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paracorpulentapus, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Pinnatoolithidae, Plectropus, Poekilopleuron schmidti, Protoavis, Prototrisauropodiscus, Ralikhomopus, Reticuloolithus, Salfitichnus, Saltopoides, Sarmientichnus, Saurocephalus monasterii, Sauropodidae, Segisauridae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Shuangbaisaurus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Spinosauria, Stillatuberoolithus, Symphypoda, Szechuanosaurus, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Trisauropodiscidae, Tristraguloolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Vitakrisauria, Wakinosaurus, Wakinyantanka, Walgettosuchus, Wildeichnus, Xiangxipus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodon cambrensis, Zanclodon silesiacus, Zanclodontoidae, Zhengichnus, Zhengichnus jinningensis

Subtaxa: Continuoolithus Ellipsoolithus Elongatoolithus Heishanoolithus Macroelongatoolithus Macroolithus Nanhsiungoolithus Paraelongatoolithus Porituberoolithus Rodolphoolithus Spongioolithus Trachoolithus Undulatoolithus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections), Canada (11: Alberta), China (93), France (1), India (1), Japan (1), Kazakhstan (1), Mexico (3), Mongolia (42), Morocco (1), South Korea (3), Spain (5), United States (34: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)

Total: 200 collections including 255 occurrences

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