Megaloolithidae

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Megaloolithidae
Temporal range: 171.6–48.6 
Ma
Egg fossil classification Edit this classification
Basic shell type: †Dinosauroid-spherulitic
Oofamily: †Megaloolithidae
Zhao, 1979
Oogenera

Megaloolithidae is an

sauropods.[1]

Paleopathology

Main article: Egg paleopathology

Multilayered shell

Megaloolithid eggs with multiple layers of eggshell have been preserved in the

morphotype account for the majority of dinosaur eggs preserved with this deformity.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Mikhailov et al. (1996).
  2. ^ a b "Thick Eggshell," Hirsch (2001); page 382.
  3. ^ a b "Thick Eggshell," Hirsch (2001); page 383.
  4. ^ "Thick Eggshell," Hirsch (2001); page 384.
  5. ^ "Discussion," Hirsch (2001); page 389.

References

  • Kenneth Carpenter, (1999) Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past), Indiana University Press;
    ISBN 0-253-33497-7
    .
  • Konstantin E. Mikhailov, Emily S. Bray & Karl E. Hirsch (1996). "Parataxonomy of fossil egg remains (Veterovata): basic principles and applications".
    JSTOR 4523773
    .
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