Genus
Formal taxon Extinct

Laevisoolithus

Mikhailov 1991

Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg. 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.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Laevisoolithidae Family
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Laevisoolithus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Nemegt
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Laevisoolithus sochavai 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238
Bibliography (1)
K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238