Genus
Formal taxon Extinct

Tipoolithus

Garcia et al. 2003

Tipoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg native to the Irbzer Formation in Morocco. Its classification is uncertain, but it most closely resembles Laevisoolithids, and like members of that oofamily, it was laid by an enantiornithine bird or 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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Tipoolithus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
Geological formations
Irbzer
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tipoolithus achloujensis 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
G. Garcia, R. Tabuce, and H. Cappetta, B. Marandat, I. Bentaleb, A. Benabdallah, M. Vianey-Liaud. 2003. First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the north-west African Maastrichtian (Morocco). Palaeovertebrata 32(2–4):59-69
Bibliography (1)
G. Garcia, R. Tabuce, and H. Cappetta, B. Marandat, I. Bentaleb, A. Benabdallah, M. Vianey-Liaud. 2003. First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the north-west African Maastrichtian (Morocco). Palaeovertebrata 32(2–4):59-69