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]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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