Subtiliolithus kachchhensis Khosla and Sahni 1995 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Laevisoolithidae

Alternative combinations: Subtiliolithus kachhchensis, Subtiliolithus kahchensis

Full reference: A. Khosla and A. Sahni. 1995. Parataxonomic classification of Late Cretaceous dinosaur eggshells from India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 40:87-102

Belongs to Subtiliolithus according to A. Khosla and S. G. Lucas 2023

See also Aglawe and Lakra 2018, Dhiman et al. 2023, Fernández and Khosla 2015, Garcia et al. 2003, Khosla and Sahni 1995, Khosla and Sahni 2003, Loyal et al. 1996, Oser et al. 2021, Tanaka et al. 2016, Vianey-Liaud and Garcia 2003 and Zelenitsky et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Subtiliolithus hyogoensis, Subtiliolithus microtuberculatus

Type specimen: VPL/KH 580, an egg. Its type locality is Anjar pit BG1, Kachchh, which is in a Maastrichtian lacustrine siltstone/limestone in India.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of India (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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