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
}}
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Category:Fossil parataxa described in 2013
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