Metoolithus

{{Short description|Fossil found in Nebraska}}

{{Oobox

|fossil_range = {{fossil range|38|33.9|Chadronian}}

|taxon = Metoolithus

|authority = Jackson, Varricchio & Corsini, 2013

|subdivision_ranks = Oospecies

|subdivision =

• M. nebraskensis

}}

Metoolithus is an oogenus of fossil bird egg from Nebraska. It is known from a single, near-complete egg, as well as several eggshell fragments. They are small, (60 mm x 44 mm) and spheroid. They show a mix of avian and non-avian characteristics.{{cite journal

| last1 = Jackson | first1 = Frankie D.

| last2 = Varricchio | first2 = David J.

| last3 = Corsini | first3 = Joseph A.

| title = Avian Eggs from the Eocene Willwood and Chadron Formations of Wyoming and Nebraska

| journal = Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

| volume = 33

| issue = 5

| pages = 1190–1201

| date = 2013

| doi = 10.1080/02724634.2013.769445

| s2cid = 86299573

}}