Reptilia - Saurischia - Elongatoolithidae
Full reference: D. K. Zelenitsky, L. V. Hills, and P. J. Currie. 1996. Parataxonomic classification of ornithoid eggshell fragments from the Oldman Formation (Judith River Group; Upper Cretaceous), southern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33:1655-1667
Parent taxon: Elongatoolithidae according to J. Hedge et al. 2025
See also Wang et al. 2010, Zelenitsky et al. 1996 and Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005
Sister taxa: Ellipsoolithus, Elongatoolithus, Heishanoolithus, Macroelongatoolithus, Macroolithus, Nanhsiungoolithus, Paraelongatoolithus, Porituberoolithus, Rodolphoolithus, Spongioolithus, Trachoolithus, Undulatoolithus
Subtaxa: Continuoolithus canadensis
Type: Continuoolithus canadensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (10: Alberta collections), Mexico (2), United States (16: Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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