Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Ornithischia
Unranked clade
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Neornithischia
Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia
Unranked clade
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Cerapoda
Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda
Suborder
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Iguanodontia
Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia
Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha
Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia
Unranked clade
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Styracosterna
Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes
Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea
Unranked clade
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Ovaloolithidae
Family
Fossil sites 30 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian
(72.2–66 Ma)
10
Campanian
(83.6–72.2 Ma)
12
Coniacian
(89.8–85.7 Ma)
3
Turonian
(93.9–89.8 Ma)
2
Cenomanian
(100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
2
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238
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