Continuoolithus Zelenitsky et al. 1996 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - 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 Q. Wang et al. 2010

See also 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

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Type: Continuoolithus canadensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (10: Alberta collections), United States (7: Montana, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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