Misplaced Pages

Metoolithus

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Metoolithus
Temporal range: Chadronian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Egg fossil classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Oogenus: Metoolithus
Jackson, Varricchio & Corsini, 2013
Oospecies
  • 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.

References

  1. Jackson, Frankie D.; Varricchio, David J.; Corsini, Joseph A. (2013). "Avian Eggs from the Eocene Willwood and Chadron Formations of Wyoming and Nebraska". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (5): 1190–1201. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.769445. S2CID 86299573.


Stub icon

This egg fossil-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: