Species
Formal taxon Extinct

Megaloolithus siruguei

Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
55
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Saurischia Unranked clade
Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
Massopoda Unranked clade
Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
Sauropoda Unranked clade
Megaloolithidae Family
Megaloolithus Genus
Megaloolithus siruguei Species
Fossil sites 55 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
37
🇫🇷 France
17
🇷🇴 Romania
1
Geological formations
Lower Red Garumnian
13
Grey Garumnian
9
Marnes Rouges Inférieures
2
Villalba de la Sierra
1
Grès à Reptiles
1
Talarn
1
Santibañez del Val
1
Marnes Rouges de Roquelongue
1
Râul Mare
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
45
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
10
Bibliography
Original description
M. Vianey-Liaud, P. Mallan, and O. Buscail, C. Montgelard. 1994. Review of French dinosaur eggshells: morphology, structure, mineral, and organic composition. Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
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