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Elongatoolithus

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Elongatoolithus
Elongatoolithus excellens nest in CosmoCaixa Barcelona
Egg fossil classification Edit this classification
Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily: Elongatoolithidae
Oogenus: Elongatoolithus
Zhao, 1975

Elongatoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg. In some subjects it is considered a raptor but there is no evidence of it being a maniraptoran.

Pair of E. elongatus eggs, Paleozoological Museum of China

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