Faveoloolithidae

Faveoloolithidae is an oofamily of dinosaur eggs. It contains Faveoloolithus, Hemifaveoloolithus, Parafaveoloolithus, and probably Sphaerovum.[1] However, unlike other Faveoloolthids, Sphaerovum has compactituberculate ornamentation more similar to Megaloolithids.[2]

Faveoloolithidae
Temporal range: Turonian-Maastrichtian
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Faveoloolithus sp. eggs, Henan Geological Museum
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type: †Dinosauroid-spherulitic
Oofamily: †Faveoloolithidae
Oogenera

See also

References
  1. Casadío, Silvio; Manera, Teresa; Parras, Ana; Montalvo, Claudia L. (2014-02-20). "Huevos de dinosaurios (Faveoloolithidae) del Cretácico Superior de la cuenca del Colorado, provincia de La Pampa, Argentina" [Dinosaur eggs (Faveloolithidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Colorado Basin, La Pampa Province, Argentina]. Ameghiniana (in Spanish). 39 (3): 285–293.
  2. Carpenter, Kenneth (1999). Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-253-33497-8. OCLC 488879306.
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