Reptilia - Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Alternative combinations: Boletuoolithus carlylensis, Macroelongatoolithus carleylei, Oolithes carlylensis
Synonyms: Longiteresoolithus xixiaensis Wang and Zhou 1995, Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis Kim et al. 2011, Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis Wang and Zhou 1995, Megafusoolithus qiaoxianensis Wang et al. 2010
Full reference: J. A. Jensen. 1970. Fossil eggs in the Lower Cretaceous of Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 17:51-65
Belongs to Macroelongatoolithus according to J. Hedge et al. 2025
See also Bonde et al. 2008, Bray 1998, Cousin 2002, Huh et al. 2014, Jensen 1970, Jin 2008, Jin et al. 2007, Kim et al. 2011, Krumenacker et al. 2017, Krumenacker et al. 2022, Liang et al. 2009, Simon et al. 2019, Tanaka et al. 2011, Tanaka et al. 2016, Wang et al. 2010, Wang et al. 2012, Wang and Zhou 1995, Zelenitsky et al. 2000 and Zhou and Feng 2002
Sister taxa: Macroelongatoolithus xixia, Macroelongatoolithus zhangi
Type specimens:
- Macroelongatoolithus carlylei: BYU-E 200, an egg. Its type locality is Castle Dale, Jensen Locality 1, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial shale in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.
- Longiteresoolithus xixiaensis: Its type locality is Liuying, Yangcheng, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial siltstone in the Gaogou Formation of China.
- Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis: KNUE 10101, an egg. Its type locality is Ddabakseom egg site, which is in a Campanian floodplain mudstone in the Goseong Formation of South Korea.
- Megafusoolithus qiaoxianensis:
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (4 collections), South Korea (2), United States (15: Idaho, Nevada, Utah)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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