Gekkoolithus

Gekkoolithus; Temporal range: Eocene-Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type:	Geckoid
Morphotype:	Geckonoid
Oofamily:	Gekkoolithidae
Oogenus:	†Gekkoolithus; Hirsch et al., 1996
Oospecies
	†G. columnaris Hirsch 1996 (type);

Gekkoolithus is an oogenus of fossil gecko egg. Unfortunately, gecko eggs have not been well-studied, and their fossils are very rare, making classification of them difficult. Gekkolithus eggs are very similar to those of the modern Phelsuma delandis in size, shape, and structure.[1]

References

Hirsch , K.F. (1996). "Parataxonomic Classification of Fossil Chelonian and Gecko Eggs." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 16(4):752-762.

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[Hirsch,_1996-1] Hirsch , K.F. (1996). "Parataxonomic Classification of Fossil Chelonian and Gecko Eggs." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 16(4):752-762.