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, Mikhailov 1997, Tanaka et al. 2023 and Zelenitsky et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Macroolithus lashuyuanensis, Macroolithus rugustus, Macroolithus yaotunensis

Type specimen: PIN 4477/5, an egg. Its type locality is Ikh-Shunkht (PIN coll. 4477) [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 (PIN coll. 4477) [SMPE]

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