Laevisoolithus Temporal range:
Maastrichtian
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Egg fossil classification
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Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
Oofamily: | † Laevisoolithidae |
Oogenus: | †
Laevisoolithus Mikhailov, 1991 |
Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg. [1] Its sole oospecies, L. sochavai, is native to the Nemegt Formation in Mongolia. Laevisoolithus is characterized by its thin, smooth eggshells. These eggs were probably laid by a bird or a small theropod. [2]
Laevisoolithus Temporal range:
Maastrichtian
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Egg fossil classification
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Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
Oofamily: | † Laevisoolithidae |
Oogenus: | †
Laevisoolithus Mikhailov, 1991 |
Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg. [1] Its sole oospecies, L. sochavai, is native to the Nemegt Formation in Mongolia. Laevisoolithus is characterized by its thin, smooth eggshells. These eggs were probably laid by a bird or a small theropod. [2]