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Macroolithus rugustus
Taxonomy
Oolithes rugustus was named by Young (1965). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is IVPP V2788, an egg, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IVPP Loc. 6224, Lashuyuan, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Pingling Formation of China.
It was recombined as Macroolithus rugustus by Zhao (1975), Zhao (1978), Zhao (1979), Zhao et al. (1991), Mikhailov (1994), Zhao (1994), Mikhailov (2000), Amo Sanjuán et al. (2000), Cousin (2002), Garcia et al. (2006), Wang et al. (2012), Wang et al. (2016), He et al. (2019) and Simon et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Macroolithus rugustus by Zhao (1975), Zhao (1978), Zhao (1979), Zhao et al. (1991), Mikhailov (1994), Zhao (1994), Mikhailov (2000), Amo Sanjuán et al. (2000), Cousin (2002), Garcia et al. (2006), Wang et al. (2012), Wang et al. (2016), He et al. (2019) and Simon et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Oolithes rugustus Young p. 106 figs. Pl. 1-2:1 |
| 1973 | Oolithes rugustus Cheng et al. p. 23 |
| 1975 | Macroolithus rugustus Zhao p. 106 figs. Pl. 1-2:1 |
| 1978 | Macroolithus rugustus Zhao p. 214 |
| 1979 | Macroolithus rugustus Zhao p. 336 |
| 1980 | Oolithes rugustus Chao p. 61 |
| 1989 | Oolithes rugustus Hirsch p. 93 |
| 1991 | Macroolithus rugustus Zhao et al. p. 5 |
| 1992 | Oolithes rugustus Shen and Mateer p. 75 |
| 1994 | Macroolithus rugustus Mikhailov p. 117 |
| 1994 | Macroolithus rugustus Zhao p. 187 |
| 2000 | Macroolithus rugustus Amo Sanjuán et al. p. 13 |
| 2000 | Macroolithus rugustus Mikhailov p. 569 |
| 2002 | Macroolithus rugustus Cousin p. 44 |
| 2006 | Macroolithus rugustus Garcia et al. p. 100 fig. 3 |
| 2012 | Macroolithus rugustus Wang et al. p. 407 |
| 2016 | Macroolithus rugustus Wang et al. p. 2 |
| 2019 | Macroolithus rugustus He et al. p. 353 |
| 2019 | Macroolithus rugustus Simon et al. p. 7 |
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†Macroolithus rugustus Young 1965
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| K. E. Mikhailov 1994 | Predominant range of shell thicknesses (in equatorial part of egg) 1.1-1.3 mm, total range 0.8-1.5 mm (with elements of sculpture up to 1.9 mm, rarely up to 2.2 mm). |
Measurements
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| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | China (Jiangxi) | Oolithes rugustus (71868) | |
| Maastrichtian | Kazakhstan (Aqmola) | Dinosauria indet. (13349) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Macroolithus rugustus (65335 165580) | |
| Maastrichtian | China (Jiangxi) | Macroolithus rugustus (224481) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mongolia (Ovorhangai) | Hadrosauridae indet. (13347) | |
| Maastrichtian | China (Guangdong) | Dinosauria indet. (71852) Macroolithus rugustus (24752 68149 68396 68397 68398 68399) Oolithes rugustus (71853 71856 71862) |