Laevisoolithus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous |
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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.