Reptilia - Ornithischia - Prismatoolithidae
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 Protoceratopsidovum according to K. E. Mikhailov 2000
See also Mikhailov 1994, Mikhailov 1997, Moreno-Azanza et al. 2014, Sellés et al. 2014, Tanaka et al. 2016, Tanaka et al. 2023 and Wang et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Protoceratopsidovum minimum, Protoceratopsidovum sincerum
Type specimen: PIN 3142-496, an egg (complete clutch). Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav, Red Beds (PIN coll. 3142) [SMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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