Megaloolithus

Megaloolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg.[1] Some eggs belonging to this oogenus may have been laid by the titanosaur Hypselosaurus. They are known for having thick eggshells, at least 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) thick, and the nearly spherical shape of the eggs.[2] They are primarily found in India and Europe, but some specimens have been found in South America.[3]

Megaloolithus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Megaloolithus at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence.
Eggs of titanosaurid, possibly Hypselosaurus priscus
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type: Dinosauroid-spherulitic
Oofamily: Megaloolithidae
Oogenus: Megaloolithus
Mikhailov, 1991
Oospecies

See text

Species

  • M. aureliensis
  • M. baghensis
  • M. cylindricus
  • M. dhoridungriensis
  • M. jabalpurensis
  • M. khempurensis
  • M. mamillare
  • M. megadermus
  • M. microtuberculata
  • M. mohabeyi
  • M. petralta
  • M. problematica
  • M. siruguei
  • M. trempii
  • M. patagonicus

Distribution

Fossils of Megaloolithus have been found in:[4]

See also

References

  1. Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.
  2. K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238
  3. Paleobiology Database
  4. Megaloolithus at Fossilworks.org

Further reading


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