Faveoloolithidae

Faveoloolithidae
Temporal range: Turonian-Maastrichtian
~84–65 Ma
Faveoloolithus sp. eggs, Henan Geological Museum
Egg fossil classification Edit this classification
Basic shell type: †Dinosauroid-spherulitic
Oofamily: †Faveoloolithidae
Oogenera

Faveoloolithidae is an oofamily of dinosaur eggs. It contains Faveoloolithus, Hemifaveoloolithus, Parafaveoloolithus, and probably Sphaerovum.[1] However, unlike the other Faveoloolthids, Sphaerovum has compactituberculate ornamentation more similar to megaloolithids.[2] Like Dictyoolithidae, the membrane and the calcareous part of the eggshell formed simultaneously instead of forming the membrane before the calcareous like modern birds.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Casadío, Silvio; Manera, Teresa; Parras, Ana; Montalvo, Claudia L. (2014-02-20). "Huevos de dinosaurios (Faveoloolithidae) del Cretácico Superior de la cuenca del Colorado, provincia de La Pampa, Argentina" [Dinosaur eggs (Faveloolithidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Colorado Basin, La Pampa Province, Argentina]. Ameghiniana (in Spanish). 39 (3): 285–293.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Kenneth (1999). Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-253-33497-8. OCLC 488879306.
  3. ^ Z.-K. Zhao. (1994) "Dinosaur eggs in China:On the structure and evolution of eggshells." In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Cambridge. pp. 184–203.


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