Genus
Formal taxon Extinct

Trachoolithus

Mikhailov 1994

Trachoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg. It only contains the oospecies T. faticanus, found in the Lameta Formation of India and the Dushihin Formation of Mongolia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Elongatoolithidae Family
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Trachoolithus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
🇮🇳 India
1
Geological formations
Döshuul
1
Lameta
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Trachoolithus faticanus 121 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
K. E. Mikhailov. 1994. Theropod and protoceratopsian dinosaur eggs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 28:101-120
Bibliography (2)
D. M. Mohabey. 2001. Indian dinosaur eggs: a review. Journal of the Geological Society of India 58(6):479-508
K. E. Mikhailov. 1994. Theropod and protoceratopsian dinosaur eggs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 28:101-120