Laevisoolithusis anoogenusoffossil egg.[1]Its sole oospecies,L. sochavai,is native to theNemegt Formationin Mongolia.Laevisoolithusis characterized by its thin, smooth eggshells. These eggs were probably laid by abirdor a smalltheropod.[2]

Laevisoolithus
Temporal range:Maastrichtian
~70–66Ma
Egg fossil classificationEdit this classification
Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily: Laevisoolithidae
Oogenus: Laevisoolithus
Mikhailov, 1991

References

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  1. ^Carpenter, K. 1999. Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.
  2. ^K. E. Mikhailov. 1991. Classification of fossil eggshells of amniotic vertebrates. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(2):193-238