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Laevisoolithus

Laevisoolithus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Eggshell classification
Basic shell type: Ornithoid
Morphotype: Ornithoid-ratite
Oofamily: Laevisoolithidae
Oogenus: Laevisoolithus

Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg. Its sole oospecies, L. sochavai, is native to the Nemegt Formation in Mongolia. Laevisoolithus is characterized by its thin, smooth eggshells. These eggs were probably laid by a bird or a small theropod.



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