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Trachoolithus
Temporal range: Aptian-Maastrichtian
~120–66 Ma
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Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily: †Elongatoolithidae
Oogenus: †Trachoolithus
Mikhailov, 1994
Oospecies
  • T. faticanus

Trachoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg. It only contains the oospecies T. faticanus, found in the Lameta Formation of India and the Dushihin Formation of Mongolia.[1]

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Bibliography

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  • Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.


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Lameta Formation

"Troodontidae". Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607. Trachoolithus in the Paleobiology Database Dubey, V. S (October 1946). "A note on

Dushihin Formation

fossils of Psittacosaurus mongoliensis and fossil eggs described as Trachoolithus faticanus. The formation comprises concretionary, calcareous claystones

Egg fossil

Paraelongatoolithus Porituberoolithus Rodolphoolithus Spongioolithus Trachoolithus Undulatoolithus Oofamily Laevisoolithidae Laevisoolithus Subtiliolithus

Elongatoolithidae

Elongatoolithus, Macroolithus, Macroelongatoolithus, Ellipsoolithus, Trachoolithus, Heishanoolithus, Ornitholithus, Paraelongatoolithus, Undulatoolithus

Dinosaur egg

Spheruprismatoolithus Stromatoolithus Subtiliolithus Tacuarembovum Trachoolithus Tristraguloolithus Youngoolithus Non-avian dinosaur embryos, the animal