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 Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003, Zelenitsky et al. 1996 and Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005
Sister taxa: Continuoolithus, Ellipsoolithus, Elongatoolithus, Heishanoolithus, Macroelongatoolithus, Macroolithus, Nanhsiungoolithus, Paraelongatoolithus, Rodolphoolithus, Spongioolithus, Trachoolithus, Undulatoolithus
Subtaxa: Porituberoolithus warnerensis
Type: Porituberoolithus warnerensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta collections), Mexico (1), United States (2: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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