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Megaloolithus
Taxonomy
Megaloolithus was named by Mikhailov (1991) ["informally here introduced"]. It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Sauropoda by Zelenitsky and Currie (2004); and to Megaloolithidae by Mikhailov (1991), Vianey-Liaud and Crochet (1994), Vianey-Liaud et al. (1994), Khosla and Sahni (1995), Vianey-Liaud and López-Martínez (1997), Moratalla (1998), Mohabey (1998), Garcia (2000), Mohabey (2001), Garcia and Vianey-Liaud (2001), Cousin (2002), Vianey-Liaud and Garcia (2003), Garcia et al. (2003), Mohabey (2005), Simón (2006), Garcia et al. (2006), Suñer et al. (2008), Vila et al. (2011), Prasad (2012), Fernández (2013), Sellés et al. (2013), Fernández and Khosla (2015), Srivastava and Mankar (2015), Sellés and Vila (2015), Fernández (2016), Lakra and Aglawe (2017), Aglawe and Lakra (2018).
It was assigned to Sauropoda by Zelenitsky and Currie (2004); and to Megaloolithidae by Mikhailov (1991), Vianey-Liaud and Crochet (1994), Vianey-Liaud et al. (1994), Khosla and Sahni (1995), Vianey-Liaud and López-Martínez (1997), Moratalla (1998), Mohabey (1998), Garcia (2000), Mohabey (2001), Garcia and Vianey-Liaud (2001), Cousin (2002), Vianey-Liaud and Garcia (2003), Garcia et al. (2003), Mohabey (2005), Simón (2006), Garcia et al. (2006), Suñer et al. (2008), Vila et al. (2011), Prasad (2012), Fernández (2013), Sellés et al. (2013), Fernández and Khosla (2015), Srivastava and Mankar (2015), Sellés and Vila (2015), Fernández (2016), Lakra and Aglawe (2017), Aglawe and Lakra (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Megaloolithus Mikhailov pp. 216-217 |
| 1994 | Megaloolithus Vianey-Liaud and Crochet p. 238 |
| 1994 | Megaloolithus Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 162 |
| 1995 | Megaloolithus Khosla and Sahni p. 89 |
| 1997 | Megaloolithus Vianey-Liaud and López-Martínez p. 1160 |
| 1998 | Megaloolithus Mohabey p. 349 |
| 1998 | Megaloolithus Moratalla p. 28 |
| 2000 | Megaloolithus Garcia p. 114 |
| 2001 | Megaloolithus Garcia and Vianey-Liaud |
| 2001 | Megaloolithus Mohabey p. 495 |
| 2002 | Megaloolithus Cousin p. 49 |
| 2003 | Megaloolithus Garcia et al. p. 62 |
| 2003 | Megaloolithus Vianey-Liaud and Garcia p. 185 |
| 2004 | Megaloolithus Zelenitsky and Currie p. 134A |
| 2005 | Megaloolithus Mohabey p. 475 |
| 2006 | Megaloolithus Garcia et al. p. 100 |
| 2006 | Megaloolithus Simón p. 523 |
| 2008 | Megaloolithus Suñer et al. p. 411 |
| 2011 | Megaloolithus Vila et al. p. 381 |
| 2012 | Megaloolithus Prasad p. 606 |
| 2013 | Megaloolithus Fernández p. 90 |
| 2013 | Megaloolithus Sellés et al. p. 14 |
| 2015 | Megaloolithus Fernández and Khosla p. 161 |
| 2015 | Megaloolithus Sellés and Vila p. 137 |
| 2015 | Megaloolithus Srivastava and Mankar p. 458–459 |
| 2016 | Megaloolithus Fernández p. 92 |
| 2017 | Megaloolithus Lakra and Aglawe p. 51 |
| 2018 | Megaloolithus Aglawe and Lakra p. 193 |
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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.
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 dhoridungriensis Mohabey 1998
†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 khempurensis Mohabey 1998
†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 problematica Mohabey 2005
†Megaloolithus siruguei Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Megaloolithus walpurensis Khosla and Sahni 1995
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Vianey-Liaud and G. Garcia 2003 | as for the family, and generally fan-shaped units, with prominent nodes on the outer surfaces. | |
| A. K. Srivastava and R. S. Mankar 2015 | Dinosauroid-spherulithic basic type; tubospherulithic morphotype; tubocanaliculate pore system compactituberculate ornamentation. Spherical to sub- spherical eggs ranging from 120 to 200mm having eggshell thickness of 1.5-3.0mm. |