Species
Formal taxon Extinct

Macroolithus rugustus

(Young 1965)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
19
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Elongatoolithidae Family
Macroolithus Genus
Macroolithus rugustus Species
Fossil sites 19 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
15
🇲🇳 Mongolia
3
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
1
Geological formations
Nemegt
3
Zhutian
2
Yuanpu
2
Tayzhuzgen
1
Hekou
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
15
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
4
Bibliography
Original description
C.-C. Young. 1965. [Fossil eggs from Nanshiung, Kwangtung and Kanchou, Kiangsi]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 9(2):141-170
Bibliography (6)
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K. E. Mikhailov. 2000. Eggs and eggshells of dinosaurs and birds from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia
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C.-C. Young. 1965. [Fossil eggs from Nanshiung, Kwangtung and Kanchou, Kiangsi]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 9(2):141-170