Krokolithesis anoogenusofCrocodiloideggs. These eggs were laid by anextinctspecies ofCrocodylian.It contains three oospecies:K. dinophilus,[1]K. wilsoniandK. helleri.[2] 1 Fossils of the oogenus have been found in theOligoceneof France, theOldmanandDinosaur Park Formationsof Alberta, Canada, theCampanianTwo Medicine Formationof Montana, theBarremianCabezo Gordo Member of theBlesa Formationof Spain, and theKimmeridgianof theLourinhã Formationof Portugal.
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| Holotype ofK. dinophilus | |
Egg fossil classification
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| Basic shell type: | †Crocodiloid |
| Oofamily: | †Krokolithidae |
| Oogenus: | †Krokolithes Hirsch, 1985 |
References
edit- ^Russo, João; Marzola, Marco; Mateus, Octávio; Balbino, A (8 March 2017)."Two new ootaxa from the late Jurassic: The oldest record of crocodylomorph eggs, from the Lourinhã Formation, Portugal".PLOS ONE.12(3): e0171919.Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1271919R.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171919.PMC5342183.PMID28273086.
- ^Konstantin E. Mikhailov, Emily S. Bray & Karl E. Hirsch (1996). "Parataxonomy of fossil egg remains (Veterovata): basic principles and applications".Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.16(4): 763–769.doi:10.1080/02724634.1996.10011364.JSTOR4523773.
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