Reptilia - Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Full reference: X. Fang, L. Lu, Y. Jiang and L. Yang. 2003. [Cretaceous fossil eggs from the Tiantai basin of Zhejiang, with a discussion on the extinction of dinosaurs]. Geological Bulletin of China 22(7):512-520
Belongs to Elongatoolithus according to X. Fang et al. 2003
See also Wang et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Elongatoolithus andrewsi, Elongatoolithus chichengshanensis, Elongatoolithus chimeiensis, Elongatoolithus elongatus, Elongatoolithus excellens, Elongatoolithus frustrabilis, Elongatoolithus jianchangensis, Elongatoolithus magnus, Elongatoolithus sigillarius, Elongatoolithus subtitectorius, Elongatoolithus taipinghuensis, Elongatoolithus yangjiagouensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Qiaoxia, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Chichengshan Formation of China
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Qiaoxia
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