prismatoolithid

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noun

Any fossil egg of the oofamily Prismatoolithidae.

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Meanings

nounprismatoolithid (plural prismatoolithids)

plural prismatoolithids

  1. Any fossil egg of the oofamily Prismatoolithidae.

    Elongatoolithid and prismatoolithid ootaxa are attributed to Oviraptorosauria [57 ,59 –64 ] and non-oviraptorosaur maniraptorans [46 ,65 ], respectively, based on eggshell microstructure similarities with eggs of known taxonomic identity.

    2015 November 26, “Eggshell Porosity Provides Insight on Evolution of Nesting in Dinosaurs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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