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Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis
Taxonomy
Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis was named by Kim et al. (2011). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is KNUE 10101, an egg, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ddabakseom egg site, which is in a Campanian floodplain mudstone in the Goseong Formation of South Korea.
It was synonymized subjectively with Macroelongatoolithus carlylei by Simon et al. (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Macroelongatoolithus carlylei by Simon et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis Kim et al. p. 18 figs. 2, 5 |
| 2014 | Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis Huh et al. p. 218 |
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†Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis Kim et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. Y. Kim et al. 2011 | Large, elongate eggs, 39 cm in length. Elongation index 3.4. Shell thickness 2.3-3.1 mm. Continuous to mammillary layer ratio 2.5:1-4.8:1. Eggs arranged within ring-like clutch. |
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| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||