†Nipponoolithus ramosus Tanaka et al. 2016 (theropod)
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Full reference: K. Tanaka, D. K. Zelenitsky, H. Saegusa, T. Ikeda, C. L. DeBuhr and F. Therrien. 2016. Dinosaur eggshell assemblage from Japan reveals unknown diversity of small theropods. Cretaceous Research 57:350-363
Belongs to Nipponoolithus according to K. Tanaka et al. 2016
See also Tanaka et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHAH D1-040057, an egg. Its type locality is Kamitaki Bonebed Quarry, Tamba City, which is in an Albian floodplain mudstone in the Ohyamashimo Formation of Japan.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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