Macroolithus mutabilis Mikhailov 1994 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae

Full reference: K. E. Mikhailov. 1994. Theropod and protoceratopsian dinosaur eggs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 28:101-120

Belongs to Macroolithus according to K. E. Mikhailov 2000

See also Amo Sanjuán et al. 2000, Mikhailov 1994 and Zelenitsky et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Macroolithus rugustus, Macroolithus yaotunensis

Type specimen: PIN 4477/5, an egg. Its type locality is Ikh-Shunkht (SMPE), which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ikh-Shunkht (SMPE)

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