Macroelongatoolithus carlylei Jensen 1970

Reptilia - Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae

Alternative combinations: Boletuoolithus carlylensis, Macroelongatoolithus carleylei, Oolithes carlylensis

Synonyms: Longiteresoolithus xixiaensis Wang and Zhou 1995, Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis Wang and Zhou 1995

Full reference: J. A. Jensen. 1970. Fossil eggs in the Lower Cretaceous of Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 17:51-65

Belongs to Macroelongatoolithus according to D. J. Simon et al. 2019

See also Bonde et al. 2008, Bray 1998, Cousin 2002, Huh et al. 2014, Jensen 1970, Jin 2008, Jin et al. 2007, Kim et al. 2011, Krumenacker et al. 2017, Krumenacker et al. 2022, Liang et al. 2009, Tanaka et al. 2011, Tanaka et al. 2016, Wang et al. 2010, Wang et al. 2012, Wang and Zhou 1995, Zelenitsky et al. 2000 and Zhou and Feng 2002

Sister taxa: Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis, Macroelongatoolithus xixia, Macroelongatoolithus zhangi, Megafusoolithus qiaoxianensis

Type specimens:

  • Macroelongatoolithus carlylei: BYU-E 200, an egg. Its type locality is Castle Dale, Jensen Locality 1, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial shale in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.
  • Longiteresoolithus xixiaensis: Its type locality is Liuying, Yangcheng, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial siltstone in the Gaogou Formation of China.

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (4 collections), South Korea (1), United States (8: Idaho, Nevada, Utah)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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