Reptilia - Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Alternative combination: Megaloolithus khempuensis
Full reference: D. M. Mohabey. 1998. Systematics of Indian Upper Cretaceous dinosaur and chelonian eggshells. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2):348-362
Belongs to Megaloolithus according to A. Khosla and S. G. Lucas 2023
See also Aglawe and Lakra 2018, Dhiman et al. 2023, Fernández and Khosla 2015, Khosla and Sahni 2003, Lakra and Aglawe 2017, Mohabey 1998, Mohabey 2001, Mohabey 2005, Prasad 2012, Srivastava and Mankar 2015 and Vianey-Liaud et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Megaloolithus aureliensis, Megaloolithus cylindricus, Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis, Megaloolithus jabalpurensis, Megaloolithus maghrebiensis, Megaloolithus mamillare, Megaloolithus megadermus, Megaloolithus microtuberculata, Megaloolithus petralta, Megaloolithus problematica, Megaloolithus siruguei, Megaloolithus walpurensis
Type specimen: OGF/K-1. Its type locality is Khempur, Kheda, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial limestone/sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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