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Megaloolithus aureliensis
Taxonomy
Megaloolithus aureliensis was named by Vianey-Liaud et al. (1994). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Clos-La-Neuve (CLN), which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone/marl in France.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud and Crochet p. 238 |
| 1994 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 167 |
| 1997 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud and López-Martínez p. 1161 |
| 1998 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Moratalla p. 31 |
| 2001 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Garcia and Vianey-Liaud |
| 2003 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 584 fig. 5 |
| 2005 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Bravo et al. p. 55 |
| 2006 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Garcia et al. p. 100 fig. 3 |
| 2006 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Simón p. 523 |
| 2008 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Suñer et al. p. 411 |
| 2013 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Fernández p. 90 |
| 2013 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Sellés et al. p. 15 |
| 2015 | Megaloolithus aureliensis Sellés and Vila p. 137 |
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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.
†Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. G. Sellés and B. Vila 2015 | Megaloolithus with short fan-shaped units; arched growth lines can be horizontal in the small area with flat outer surface; thickness ranges from 0.75 to 1.52 mm; average node diameter about 0.5 mm; pore diameters between 10 and 50 μm; spherical eggs (until 20–22 cm). |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (type locality: 65392 220134) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (59267) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | France (Aude) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (138645) | |
| Maastrichtian | France (Hérault) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (53834) | |
| Maastrichtian | France (Occitanie) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (226213) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) | Dinosauria indet. (35931) Megaloolithus aureliensis (65396 65398) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Spain (Cataluña) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (115193 183156 183157 183163) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (68875 70285) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | France (Hérault) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (65391) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Spain (Cataluña) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (158281) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Spain (Cataluña) | Megaloolithus aureliensis (36725) |