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Megaloolithidae

Reptilia - Titanosauridae

Taxonomy
Megaloolithidae was named by Zhao (1979). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Megaloolithidae by Grellet-Tinner and Zaher (2007).

It was assigned to Titanosauria by López-Martínez et al. (2001) and Vianey-Liaud and Garcia (2003); and to Titanosauridae by Grellet-Tinner and Zaher (2007).

Subtaxa
Megaloolithus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Megaloolithidae Zhao p. 333
2001Megaloolithidae López-Martínez et al. p. 49
2003Megaloolithidae Vianey-Liaud and Garcia p. 185
2007Megaloolithidae Grellet-Tinner and Zaher p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
familyTitanosauridae
—Megaloolithidae()
—Megaloolithidae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Megaloolithidae Zhao 1979
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G. †Megaloolithus Mikhailov 1991
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†Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus cylindricus Khosla and Sahni 1995
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Invalid names: Megaloolithus rahioliensis Mohabey 1998 [synonym]
†Megaloolithus jabalpurensis Khosla and Sahni 1995
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Invalid names: Megaloolithus matleyi Mohabey 1996 [synonym], Megaloolithus patagonicus Calvo et al. 1997 [synonym]
†Megaloolithus maghrebiensis Garcia et al. 2003
†Megaloolithus mamillare Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus megadermus Mohabey 1998
†Megaloolithus microtuberculata Garcia and Vianey-Liaud 2001
†Megaloolithus petralta Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus siruguei Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus walpurensis Khosla and Sahni 1995
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Vianey-Liaud and G. Garcia 2003Growth units generally discrete, scarcely fused; pore canals transverse to oblique, generally separated, but sometimes linked by oblique bridges; external surface generally compactituberculate with some scarce flat areas; growth lines generally semi-concentric, more or less convex: eggshell thickness 0.7 to 3.8 mm; big spherical or oval eggs (150 to 250 mm in diameter)
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 171.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (170 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7France (Occitanie) Megaloolithus sp. (58416)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Megaloolithidae indet. (164377)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Megaloolithidae indet. (28994)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Spain (Zaragoza) Megaloolithus sp. 2, Megaloolithidae indet. (61330)
Cenomanian - Campanian100.5 - 72.1Tanzania (Mbeya) Megaloolithidae indet. (46888)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3France (Nord-Pas de Calais) Megaloolithus petralta (113832)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Megaloolithus patagonicus (61666)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Brazil (Minas Gerais) Megaloolithidae indet. (219725)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megaloolithus microtuberculata (61619)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France Megaloolithus mamillare, Megaloolithus siruguei (61621)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) Megaloolithus siruguei (228840 228842)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Dinosauria indet. (61620)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Megaloolithus patagonicus (22637 61454 61455 61456 61457)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megaloolithus aureliensis (65392 220134)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Cataluña) Megaloolithus siruguei (169297)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Bouches-du-Rhône) Megaloolithus siruguei (138412)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megaloolithus aureliensis (59267) Megaloolithus siruguei (59264 59266)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Faveoloolithidae indet. (96091) Megaloolithidae indet. (49557 95694 96071 96092 96097 96098 96101 96104 96105 96106 96107 96108 96109 96111 219347 219348 219349 219529)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Megaloolithus sp. (48870)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megaloolithus siruguei (132354)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Dinosauria indet. (113012)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Aude) Megaloolithus aureliensis (138645)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Morocco (Fes-Boulmane) Megaloolithus sp. (206441)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France Megaloolithus mamillare, Megaloolithus siruguei (61622)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Hérault) Megaloolithus siruguei, Megaloolithus aureliensis (53834)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Gujarat) Dinosauria indet. (61496) Megaloolithidae indet. (61495 61501) Megaloolithus cylindricus, Sauropoda indet. (61497) Megaloolithus khempurensis (61498) Megaloolithus megadermus (61583 68622 68626) Megaloolithus sp., Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis (61499) Megaloolithus sp., Megaloolithus megadermus (68156) Sauropoda indet. (61581 61582 65569) Titanosauridae indet. I (61500)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Occitanie) Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus petralta (226213)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Megaloolithidae indet. (57179) Megaloolithus cylindricus (229045) Megaloolithus cylindricus, Megaloolithus jabalpurensis (61618 219352 219358 229046) Megaloolithus cylindricus, Megaloolithus jabalpurensis, Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis (229047 229049) Megaloolithus cylindricus, Megaloolithus megadermus (219357) Megaloolithus cylindricus, Megaloolithus walpurensis, Megaloolithus megadermus (61668) Megaloolithus jabalpurensis (68168) Megaloolithus matleyi, Sauropoda indet. (58810) Megaloolithus sp. (224188) Sauropoda indet. (61494)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megaloolithus siruguei (65390 65393)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Megaloolithidae indet. (64133)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Megaloolithus megadermus (68627) Megaloolithus sp. (68625) Spheroolithus sp. (68624) Titanosauridae indet. (49659)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Dinosauria indet. (68470)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus petralta (65396) Megaloolithus petralta (65397 138646) Megaloolithus petralta, Dinosauria indet. (35931) Megaloolithus sp., Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus petralta (65398)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Dinosauria indet. (53479) Megaloolithus aureliensis (68875) Megaloolithus petralta, Megaloolithus aureliensis (70285) Megaloolithus siruguei (61623)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Tamil Nadu) Titanosauridae indet. (68169)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) Megaloolithus sp. (183089)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Dinosauria indet. (168409 168411 168412) Megaloolithus aureliensis (183156) Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus petralta (183163) Megaloolithus mamillare (74527 74528 74529 169513 169870 183189 183193) Megaloolithus mamillare, Megaloolithus siruguei (169871) Megaloolithus siruguei (13331 164927 168413 169280 169281 169512 169514 169872 169874 169876 183159 183190 183191 183192 183194 183195 183197 183198 183199 183200 226200) Megaloolithus siruguei, Dinosauria indet. (74526) Megaloolithus siruguei, Megaloolithus aureliensis (115193 183157) Megaloolithus sp. (60474 171103 171111 183196)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Hérault) Megaloolithus siruguei, Megaloolithus aureliensis (65391)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Dinosauria indet. (65348) Hypselosaurus sp., Hypselosaurus sp. (65389) Megaloolithus mamillare (47893)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Alba) Megaloolithidae indet. (115074)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Megaloolithidae indet. (13334 67818 193942)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Megaloolithus aureliensis (158281)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Dinosauria indet. (53481)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Fes-Boulmane) Megaloolithus maghrebiensis (206442)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megaloolithus mammilare (61624) Megaloolithus sp., Megaloolithus mammilare (178881) Megaloolithus sp., Megaloolithus petralta, Megaloolithus mammilare (65382)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus petralta (36725) Megaloolithus mamillare (36381 61380 169875 183093 226202) Megaloolithus mammilare (38893) Megaloolithus sp. (167946 171123)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Megaloolithus petralta, Dinosauria indet. (35933) Megaloolithus sp., Hypselosaurus priscus (59780)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Megaloolithidae indet. (138826 193944) Megaloolithus siruguei (26369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Megaloolithidae indet. (51628 219726)