Trachoolithus

Trachoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg. It only contains the oospecies T. faticanus, found in the Lameta Formation of India and the Dushihin Formation of Mongolia.[1]

Trachoolithus
Temporal range: Aptian-Maastrichtian
~120–66 Ma
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily: †Elongatoolithidae
Oogenus: †Trachoolithus
Mikhailov 1994
Oospecies
  • T. faticanus

See also
  • List of dinosaur oogenera

References
  1. Trachoolithus in the Paleobiology Database

Bibliography
  • Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.


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