Stalicoolithus
Oogenus of dinosaur egg
| Stalicoolithus Temporal range: Cenomanian-Santonian ~99–85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
|---|---|
Egg fossil classification  | |
| Basic shell type: | †Dinosauroid-spherulitic |
| Oofamily: | †Stalicoolithidae |
| Oogenus: | †Stalicoolithus Wang, Wang, Zhao & Jiang, 2012 |
| Oospecies | |
| |
Stalicoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg from the Sanshui and Chichengshan Formations of the Tiantai Basin in Zhejiang Province. It is known from a single, complete fossil egg, notable for its spherical shape.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Wang Q, Wang X L, Zhao Z K, and Jiang Y G. (2012). "A new oofamily of dinosaur egg from the Upper Cretaceous of Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang Province, and its mechanism of eggshell formation" Chinese Science Bulletin. 57: 3740-3747. doi: 10.1007/s11434-012-5353-2
- v
- t
- e
