Species
Formal taxon Extinct

Macroelongatoolithus carlylei

(Jensen 1970)

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
23
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Elongatoolithidae Family
Macroelongatoolithus Genus
Macroelongatoolithus carlylei Species
Fossil sites 23 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
15
🇨🇳 China
6
🇰🇷 South Korea
2
Geological formations
Wayan
2
Gaogou
2
Zoumagang
1
Ilseongsan
1
Liangtoutang
1
Naturita
1
Willow Tank
1
Zhaoying
1
Nanchao
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
1
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
17
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
2
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Synonyms (3)
Longiteresoolithus xixiaensis subjective synonym of Macroelongatoolithus carlylei
Macroelongatoolithus goseongensis subjective synonym of Macroelongatoolithus carlylei
Megafusoolithus qiaoxianensis subjective synonym of Macroelongatoolithus carlylei
Bibliography
Original description
J. A. Jensen. 1970. Fossil eggs in the Lower Cretaceous of Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 17:51-65
Bibliography (11)
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D. K. Zelenitsky, K. Carpenter, and P. J. Currie. 2000. First record of elongatoolithid theropod eggshell from North America: the Asian oogenus Macroelongatoolithus from the lower Cretaceous of Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):130-138 DOI ↗
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J. A. Jensen. 1970. Fossil eggs in the Lower Cretaceous of Utah. Brigham Young University Geology Studies 17:51-65