Reticuloolithus hirschi Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Alternative combination: Reticuloolithus hirshi

Full reference: D. K. Zelenitsky and W. J. Sloboda. 2005. Eggshells. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 398-404

Belongs to Reticuloolithus according to K. Tanaka et al. 2016

See also Currie and Koppelhus 2015 and Zelenitsky and Sloboda 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: RTMP 2004.31.1, an egg. Its type locality is RTMP BB 104, which is in a Campanian crevasse splay sandstone in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Canada.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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