Faveoolithus

Faveoolithusis anoogenusofdinosaur egg.The oogenus contains two oospecies,F. ningxiaensisandF. zhangi.

Faveoolithus Temporal range:Turonian-Campanian ~
Faveoloolithussp. eggs, Henan Geological Museum
Egg fossil classification
Basic shell type:	†Dinosauroid-spherulitic
Oofamily:	†Faveoloolithidae
Oogenus:	†Faveoloolithus Zhao & Ding, 1976
Oospecies
F. ningxiaensis F. zhangi

Distribution

Fossil eggs ofFaveoolithushave been found in:

• Chahanaobao and theTuronianGaogou Formation,China
• CampanianBarun Goyot Formation,Mongolia
• SantonianSeonso Conglomerate,South Korea

See also

• List of dinosaur oogenera

References

Bibliography

• M. Huh and D. K. Zelenitsky. 2002. Rich dinosaur nesting site from the Cretaceous of Bosung County, Chullanam-do Province, South Korea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3):716-718
• Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
• K. Mikhailov, K. Sabath, and S. Kurzanov. 1994. Eggs and nests from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 88-115
• Z.-K. Zhao. 1994. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 184-203
• Z. Zhao and S. Ding. 1976. [Discovery of the dinosaurian egg-shells from Alxa, Ningxia and its stratigraphical significance]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14(2):42-44