Reptilia - Ornithischia - Cairanoolithidae
Alternative combination: Dughioolithus roussetensis
Full reference: M. Vianey-Liaud, P. Mallan, O. Buscail and C. Montgelard. 1994. Review of French dinosaur eggshells: morphology, structure, mineral, and organic composition. Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 151-183
Belongs to Cairanoolithus according to A. G. Sellés and À. Galobart 2016
See also Bravo et al. 2005, Cousin 2002, Khosla and Sahni 1995, Sellés et al. 2013, Suñer et al. 2008, Vianey-Liaud and Crochet 1994, Vianey-Liaud et al. 2003 and Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
Sister taxon: Cairanoolithus dughii
Type specimen: RSV3-11 (lectotype), an egg. Its type locality is Rousset-Village (RSV), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in France.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), Spain (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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