Megaloolithus

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|99.6|66|Late Cretaceous}}

| image = Megaloolithus.JPG

| image_caption = Megaloolithus at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence.
Eggs of titanosaurid, possibly Hypselosaurus priscus

| taxon = Megaloolithus

| authority = Mikhailov, 1991

| subdivision_ranks = Oospecies

| subdivision = See text

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Megaloolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg.Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana. They are thought to have been laid by sauropod dinosaurs. They are known for having thick eggshells, at least {{convert|1.5|mm|in}} thick, and the nearly spherical shape of the eggs.K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238 They are primarily found in India and Europe, but some specimens have been found in South America.[https://www.paleodb.org Paleobiology Database]

Species

M. aureliensis
M. baghensis
M. cylindricus
M. dhoridungriensis
M. jabalpurensis
M. khempurensis
M. mamillare
M. megadermus
M. microtuberculata
M. mohabeyi
M. petralta
M. problematica
M. siruguei
M. trempii
M. patagonicus

Distribution

Fossils of Megaloolithus have been found in:[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=65584 Megaloolithus] at Fossilworks.org

Gallery

File:Hypselosaurus eggs.jpg|Hypselosaurus eggs, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris

File:Hypselosaurus egg 2.jpg|A Hypselosaurus egg (Dinosaurland, Lyme Regis)

File:Underside of a clutch of Megaloolithus siruguei at Pinyes locality - Tremp Formation.jpg|Megaloolithus siruguei of the Tremp Formation

Megaloolithus

Species

Distribution

Gallery

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