Oogenus: Megaloolithus VIANEY-LIAUD, MALLAN, BUSCALI & MONTGELARD, 1994
Etymology:

Oospecies: mammilare VIANEY-LIAUD, MALLAN, BUSCALI & MONTGELARD, 1994
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Roussert-Erben (ERR), near La Begude (Aix-en-Province Basin), France.

Horizon: Above the Rognac Limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Rognacian, Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshells.

Referred material:

LBEA-6: Eggshells.

 


Localities: La Cardeline (CRD), Aix basin, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

CRD2-F, CRD1-b, CRD2-B: Eggshells.

CRD1-d, CRD2-C: Pathological Eggshells.

 


aff. mammilare

Locality: Les Breguieres (LBR) Aix-en-Province, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

LBRT1-5, LBEA-7, LBE-A-6: Eggshells.

 

SELLES & VILA, 2015

Locality: El nerets, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: Tossal de Sant Roma d' Abella, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Costa de la Coma, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sant Bartomeau, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Nou-1, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: Pinyes EST-5, Pinyes EST, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Santa Eulalia-3, Santa Eulalia, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Egg debris.

 

Locality: El Cod0-41, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.


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Oospecies: siruguei VIANEY-LIAUD, MALLAN, BUSCALI & MONTGELARD, 1994
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: La Begude (LBE), near Rousset Horizon A in Erben et al. (1979), Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon: Under the Rognac Limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: “Middle” Rognac, Maastichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshells.

Referred material:

LBEA-1, LBEA-2, LBEA-5: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Rousset-Routiers (RSR), Marls within the Rognac Limestone, Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RSR-1: Eggshells.

 

 


Locality: Rousset-Village (RSV), sandstone under the Rognac Limestone, Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RSV3-9, RSV3-8, RHM-K: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Rogquhautes South, below the “Crete du Marbre” (RHM), France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Rousset Erben and at La Cardeline, Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Rare fragments.

 

 

Locality: Moupague, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Villeveyrac Basin, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Roquefumade (Corbieres), France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 


BRAVO, MORATALLA, SANTAFE & SANTISTEBAN, 2000

Locality: Upper part of Faidella Creek, Coll de la Faidella, Tremp Basin, Southern Pyrenees, Lerida Province, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Nesting site, eggs and eggshells.

BUSCALIONI, MERINO, BRAVO, MORATALLA & MILLER, 2002

Number: Not given: 6 nests, eggs, eggshells and embryos.

 


= Megaloolithus cf. siruguei CODREA, SMITH, DICA, FOLIE, GARCIA, GODEFROIT & VAN ITTERBEECK, 2002

Locality: Totesti-Baraj, Hateg Basin, Romania.

Horizon: Sanpetru Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 40 eggs from 11 nests.

 


IZQUIERDO, MONTERO, PEREZ, URIEN & MEIJIDE, 2001

Locality: Arauzo de Miel, La Rosaca, Burgos Province, Spain.

Horizon: Santibanez Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

PS.RAM,1, 2: 2 eggs.

 

SELLES & VILA, 2015

Locality: Barranc de La Fonguera-1, Barrac de La Fonguera, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Egg debris.

 

Locality: Barranc de La Fonguera-2, Barrac de La Fonguera, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Egg debris.

 

Locality: Sallent-1, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sallent-2, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sallent-3, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Egg debris.

 

Locality: Sallent-4, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sallent-5, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sallent-6, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sallent-7, Sallent, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Cal Fontant-1, Cal Fontanet, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Cal Fontant-2, Cal Fontanet, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Cal Fontant-3, Cal Fontanet, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Cal Fontant-4, Cal Fontanet, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Pinyes Est-1, Pinyes Est, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Pinyes Est-2, Pinyes Est, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Pinyes Est-3, Pinyes Est, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Pinyes Est-4, Pinyes Est, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Santa Eulalia-1, Santa Eulalia, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Santa Eulalia-2, Santa Eulalia, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Santa Eulalia-4, Santa Eulalia, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-1, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-2, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-3, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-4, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-5, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-6, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-7, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-8, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-9, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: La Teuleria-10, La Teuleria, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-1, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-2, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-3, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-4, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-5, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-6, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-7, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-8, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-9, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-10, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Els Enseirris-11, Els enserris, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-1, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-2, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-2, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-3, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-4, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-5, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-6, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-7, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-8, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-9, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-10, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-11, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-12, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-13, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-14, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-15, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-15, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-16, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-17, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-18, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-19, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-20, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-21, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-22, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-23, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-24, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-25, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-25, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-26, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-27, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-28, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-29, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: El Codo-30, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-31, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-32, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-33, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-34, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-35, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-36, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-37, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-38, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-39, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: El Codo-40, El Codo, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

 


LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, MORATALLA & SAN, 2000

Locality: Biscarri, Isona, Lleida Province, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Clutshes of eggs in nests.

 

VILA, JACKSON, FORTUNY, SELLES & GALOBART, 2010,VILA, JACKSON & GALOBART, 2010

Locality: Pinyes locality, Near the village of Coll de Nargo, Southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

In situ: 9 horizons with egg clutches with at least 28 eggs in each clutch.

Horizon 1:

Clutch 17E02: 2 eggs.

Clutch 17E03: 19 eggs.

Clutch 17E04, Clutch 1: 8 eggs.

Clutch 17E04, Clutch 2: 20 eggs.

?Clutch 17E05: 18 eggs.

Clutch 17E06: 5 eggs.

Horizon 2:

Clutch 18E04: 11 eggs.

Horizon 3:

Clutch 18E01: 8 eggs.

Horizon 4:

Clutch 18E02: >9 eggs.

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Oospecies: aurelinesis VIANEY-LIAUD, MALLAN, BUSCALI & MONTGELARD, 1994
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Clos-La-Neuve (CLN), near Trets, Bouches de Rhone Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Begudian, Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshells.

Referred material:

CLN-1, CLN-2, CLN-3: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Roquehautes-Grand Creux-A, (RHG-A), France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RHG-A-2: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Roquehautes-Grand Creux-G and D, (RHG-B, RHG-D), France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Martial:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 


Locality: Villeyeyrac Basin, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Saint-Chinian (SCH), Languedoc, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 

GARCIA, PINCEMAILLE, VIANEY-LIAUD, MARANDAT, LORENZ, CHEYLAN, CAPPETTA, MICHAUX & SUDRE, 1999

Locality: Vitrolles-Couperigne locality, NHM of Aix-en-Province, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Rognacian, Early Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 


aff aureliensis

Locality: Villeyeyrac-Valmange, Languekoc, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VIO-3: Eggshells.

 


Locality: Saint-Chinian, Languedoc, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

SCH-5: Eggshells.

 


SELLES & VILA, 2015

Locality: Perauba-Figuerola, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells..

 

Locality: Blacafort, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

VIANEY-LIAUD & LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, 1997

Locality: Fontllonga 6, Tremp Basin, Southern Pyrenees, Lleida Province, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshell fragments.

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Oospecies: petralta VIANEY-LIAUD, MALLAN, BUSCALI & MONTGELARD, 1994
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: Roquehautes-Brand Creux-D (RHG-D), 3 m above the fourth sandstone layer, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:?Lower Rognacian, ? Upper Campanian-Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshells.

Referred material:


Locality: ?Roquehautes-Grand Cruex (RHG-A)”, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 

 

Locality: Roguehautes-Grand Cruex-B and C (RHG-B and RHG-C), France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 


VIANEY-LIAUD & LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, 1997

Locality: Fontllonga 6, Tremp Basin, Southern Pyrenees, Lleida, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

FLL6-30 to 34, 50 to 55, 100 to 199, 221 to 424: Eggshell fragments.

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Oospecies: cylindricus KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: The name cylindricus is derived after the cylindrical shape of spheroliths.

Holotype: VPL/KH 201

Locality: Chui Hill, Japalpur, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Sandy carbonate (= limestone) bed, Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshell fragments.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: 30 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Pat Baba Mandir, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 212, 213: 30 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Dholiya, District Dhar, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 101, 102: 50 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Walpur, District Jahabua, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 5 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Khempur, District Kheda, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 151: 10 eggshell fragments.

 


= Megaloolithus rahioliensis MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: After the locality Rahioli that has yielded numerous such eggs.

Holotype: 147/CRP/96

Locality: About 1 km north of Rahioli in the Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A near-complete egg.

Referred material:

Eggshells are found as clutches that are entombed in the calcretised sandstone. Eggs occur in a single layer laid in the saucer-shaped pits. Additional material comprising whole and partial eggs from the numerous clutches of the nesting site.

 


MOHABEY, 1984

Type-2.

Locality: Locality-2, 15 km NNE of Balsinor and approachable by a metalled road, near Rahioli Village, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Intratrappean Limeston.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 7 complete clutches

 

 

Locality: Locality-3, Kheda district, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Intratrappean Limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 


SRIVASTAVA, MOHABEY, SAHNI & PANT, 1986

Locality: Balasinor Quarry, ACC Cement Quarry, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

Locality: Balasinor Town, some 5 km SE of the ACC Cement Quarry, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: At least 10 egg clutches and stray eggs. At least 60 eggs have been located in toto by DMM in 1984; the eggs in the clutches vary between 2 to 5.

 

 

Locality: About 1/5 km Northwest of Rahioli village, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: At least 11 clutches and many egg shell fragments.

 

 


Locality: Khempur, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: 1 complete clutch with 6 eggs and many eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Dhuvediya, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: At least 5 clutches with 3 to 5 eggs.

 

 

Locality: Kevadiay, nearby the village of Jetholi, about 2 km to the north, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: 1 egg clutch of 5 eggs, 5 clutches of about 25 eggs along with some stray eggs.

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Oospecies: jabalpurensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: In reference to the city of Jabalpur.

Holotype: VPL/KH 250

Locality: Bara Simla Hill, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Sandy Carbonate (= Limestone) bed, Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshell fragments.

Referred material:

VPL/KH 251-252: Over 250 eggshell fragments.

 


Locality: Dholiya, District Dhar, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 351: 50 eggshell fragments.

 


Locality: Bagh Cave Section, District Dhar, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 401: 2 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Padiyal, District Dhar, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 3 eggshell fragments.

 

 

= Megaloolithus patagonicus CALVO, ENGLLAND, HEREDIA & SALGADO, 1997
Etymology: In referece to the site locality placed in Patagonia, Argentina.

Holotype: MUCPv-234- and 247

Locality: Gran Neuquen neighborhood, Neuquen City, Neuquen Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Horizon: Rio Colorado Formation, Neuquen Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coniacian-Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Early Late Cretaceous.

Material: Shell fragments and catalogues as MUCPv-234-247, partial egg as MUCPV-245, and 3 crushed eggs as MUCPv-246.

 


= Megaloolithus matleyi MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: In honor of C. A. Matley, for his pioneering work on the dinosaur skeletal remains of the Lameta Formation.

Holotype: Reg. No. 123-125/CR/P/89

Locality: About 1 km north of Pavna, Chandrapur District, Maharahstra State, India.

Horizon: Calcretised Sandstone, Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A nest of one full and three partially preserved eggs.

Referred material:

Occur as clutches comprising a single layer of eggs laid in saucer-shaped pits.

 


MOHABEY, 1998

Locality: Patbaba ridge, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggshells.

 


MOHABEY, & MATHUR, 1989

Locality: Waniawao, Dohad area, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Type-2, clusters of egg shells probably representing different clutches.

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Oospecies: mohabeyi KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: In honor of Dr. D. M. Mohabey, Nagpur, GSI, India.

Holotype: VPL/KH 233

Locality: Dholiya, Hathni River Section, District Dhar, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 3 eggshell fragments.

Referred material:

= Megaloolithus phensaniensis MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: After the locality of Phensani.

Holotype: 148/CRP/96

Locality: Phensani, Balasinor town, Sonipur and Waniawao in the Kheda District, Gujarat Sate, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Egg.

Referred material:

Collapsed and partially preserved eggs in clutches in the nesting site, and as eggshell debris. Partial eggs and eggshell debris.

 


MOHABEY, & MATHUR, 1989

Locality: Paori, Dohad area, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Type-1, One in situ clutch of six eggs (4 well-preserved and others fragmented), Eggs confined within 1 sp. m. area.

 

 

Locality: Dholidhanti, Dohad area, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Type-1, Stray eggs with almost complete shell.

 

 

Locality: Mirakheri, Dohad area, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Type-1, Stray eggs with almost complete shell.

 

 

ROYCHOWDHURY, SAHA, GUHA & MUNSHI, 1998

Locality: Rajpura, Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: A nest containing 10 eggs.

 

 

SAHNI, TANDON, JOLLY, BAJPAI, SOOD, & SRINIVASAN, 1994

Locality: Panchmahals Dhar, Dohad, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Nests.

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Oospecies: baghensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: In reference to the town of Bagh near which the “Buddhist” Bagh Caves are located.

Holotype: VPL/KH 551

Locality: Bagh Cave Section, District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Sandy Carbonate (= Limestone) bed, Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 4 eggshell fragments.

Referred material:

Locality: Pisdura, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 555, 556: 7 eggshell fragments.

 


Locality: Balasinor Quarry in Kheda, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 30 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Anjar, Kahchh, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/KH 560: 2 eggshell fragments.

 

 

Locality: Lametaght, Jabalpur, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 eggshell fragments.

 

KHOSLA, PRASAD, VERMA, JAIN & SAHNI, 2004

Locality: Near Kisalpuri, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Deccan inter-trappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Number: Eggshells.

 

SELLES & VILA, 2015

Locality: Barranc de La Boga, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: Oracu-1, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggsells.

 

Locality: Suterranya-1, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Sant Bartomeu, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggs.

 

Locality: Moli del Baro-1, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: Serrat del Rostiar-2, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: Cami del Soldat, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: Els Terrers, J-BAR0-1, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Egg.

 

Locality: Torrent de l'Esdavella, E-MUN06, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 

Locality: L'Espianu, southern Pyrenees, Catolina, Spain.

Horizon: Tremp Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.


= Megaloolithus pseudomamillare VIANEY-LIAUD, HERISCH, SAHNI & SIGE, 1997
Etymology: A closely related (pseudo) form of Megaloolithus mamillare

Holotype: LBR-3a

Locality: Les Breguieres, Aix Basin, France.

Horizon: Upper part of the red clays.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Rognacian, Late Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragment and thin section.

Referred material:

Locality: Fundo El Triunfo locality, Bagua Basin, Peru.

Horizon: Basal Bagua Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

HEC 382-1A, 382-1B: Eggshells.
(Note: HIRSCH’S “large mammillae”)

 


Locality: Morerilla locality, Bagua Basin, Peru.

Horizon: Basal Bagua Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

HEC 433-4: Eggshells.

 

PANDES I BLAS, 2005

Locality: Suterranya, Catalonia, South-Central Pyrenees, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Uppermost Campanian-Lowermost Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Eggshells.

 


= Megalollithus aff. mammillare VIANEY-LIAUD, MALLAN, BUSCALI & MONTGELARD, 1994

Locality: Les Breguieres, Aix-en-Province, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

LBR2-A, LBR3-A: Eggshells.

 


/SRIVASTAVA et AL, 1986, Kheda Type A, India.
/SAHNI et al, 1994 ?Titanosaurid Type III

VIANEY-LIAUD, JAIN & SAHNI, 1987

Locality: Takli 1, Gitti Khadan, Nagpur, Maharastra State, Peninsular India.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:
Note: Between two lava flows, is typically Intertrappean and dated under Paleocene-Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TAK 1-8, 1-9: Eggshell fragments.

 


Locality: Pisdura 2, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

PJA-1, PJA-2: Eggshell fragments.


= Megaloolithus balasinorensis MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: Named after the locality, Balasnor quarry, which yielded the eggshells of this morphotype.

Holotype: FEB-331

Locality: Balasinor Quarry, Jetholi and Dhuvadiya in Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Egg.

Referred material:

Clutches comprising a single layer of eggs in saucer-shaped pits, with up to 12 eggs.

 


ROYCHOWDHURY, SAHA, GUHA & MUNSHI, 1998

Locality: Kankradungra, North West of Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: A large number of eggs.

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Oospecies: dholiyaensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: In reference to the village of Dholiya.

Holotype: VPL/KH 451

Locality: Dholiya, District Dhar, Madhya Predesh State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 30 eggshell fragments.
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Oospecies: padiyalensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: In referred to the village of Padiyal.

Holotype: VPL/KH 590

Locality: Padiyal, near Police Thana Dahi, District Djar, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Sandy Carbonate (= limestone) bed, Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Eggshell fragments.

Referred material:

VPL./KH 591: 3 eggshell fragments.

Uncatalogued: Several specimens.

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Oospecies: walpurensis KHOLSA & SAHNI, 1995
Etymology: In reference to the village of Walpur.

Holotype: VPL/KH 570

Locality: Walpur, District Jhabua, Madhya Pradesch State, India.

Horizon: Sandy Carbonate (= Limestone) bed, Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 3 eggshell fragments.

Referred material:
Note: VIANEY-LIAUD, KHOSLA & GARCIA, 2003 place Megaloolithus walpurensis within the M. khempurensis because of the fragmentary nature of M. walpurensis, but M. walpurensis has priority.

 

= Megaloolithus khempurensis MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: After the locality of Khempur, that yielded the eggshells.

Holotype: OGF/K-1

Locality: Khempur and Werasa, Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A near complete but fragmented egg.

Referred material:

Occur as broken eggs and eggshell debris in clutches in the main nesting site. Eggs mostly laid in a single layer in saucer-shaped pits, excepting a single nest where two layers of eggs where found. Nesting site, broken eggs, and eggshells.
Note: Some eggs show pathologies.

 


ROYCHOWDHURY, SAHA, GUHA & MUNSHI, 1998

Locality: Kankradungra, North West of Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggs.

 


Locality: Garadu, North West of Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 2 linear clusters of 5 eggs.

 


SAHNI, TANDON, JOLLY, BAJPAI, SOOD, & SRINIVASAN, 1994

Eggshells type (?) TST-1 Titanosaurid? Type I

Locality: Nagpur, Jabalpur, Maharastra State, Peninsular India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Nests.

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Oospecies: dhoridungriensis MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: Named after the locality Djoridungri, that yielded such eggshells associated with the skeletal remains of a juvenile sauropod.

Holotype: OGF/121

Locality: 1 km east of Dhoridungri village, Dholi Dungri, Panchmahals district, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A nearly complete egg associated with skeletal remains of a juvenile sauropod.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: Egg clutches, broken eggs and eggshells.

Note: MOHABEY, 1987/LOCKLEY, 1989 Describe a juvenile partial skeleton from the clutch; (GSI/GC/2901-2904)Vertebral column, humerus, scapula, ilium, skull fragments and other indeterminate bones of a hatchling. Found in an egg clutch.

Number: Not given: Other juvenile bones are also found.

 

 


SAHNI, TANDON, JOLLY, BAJPAI, SOOD, & SRINIVASAN, 1994

Eggshells type (?) TST-1 Titanosaurid? Type I

Locality: Kachchh Kheda, Balasinor, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Nests.

 

 

Locality: Panchmahls Dhar, Hathni River, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Nests.

 

WILSON, MOHABEY, PETERS & HEAD, 2010

Locality: Exposed near Dholi Dungri Village, 23°08'N, 73°23'E, Gujarat State, Western India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle-Late Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

GSI/CG/2901-2906

Breakdown as follows:

GSI/GC/2901: Sanajeh postcranium block containing part of the crushed Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis egg.

GSI/GC/2902: Sanajeh postcranium block containing part of the crushed Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis egg.

GSI/GC/2903: Sanajeh skull block.

GSI/GC/2904: Sauropod hatchling block.

GSI/GC/2905: Complete uncrushed Megalooithus dhoridungriensis egg.

GSI/GC/2906: "Gandhinagar block" containing a chain of Sanajeh vertebrae and fragments of the crushed Megaloolithus dhoridungriensis egg.

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Oospecies: trempii MORATALLA, 1998
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:
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Oospecies: megadermus MOHABEY, 1998
Etymology: After the very thick eggshell, Latin, mega, “great” and Latin, dermus, “coveing”.mi

Holotype: OGF-85

Locality: Dholidhanti and Paoria in Dohad area of Panchmahals district, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Complete egg.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: Clutches comprising a single layer of eggs in a saucer-shaped depression and also as isolated eggshell debris in the calcretised sandstone. A few dislodged eggs are found in the modern stream beds. Complete eggs from a nesting site.

 

 

Locality: Daulatpoira in Kheda District, Gujarat State, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Eggs.

 

 

ROYCHOWDHURY, SAHA, GUHA & MUNSHI, 1998

Locality: Kankradungra, North West of Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Middle and Upper Zones.

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: A large number of eggs.

 

 


Locality: Rajpura, North West of Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: A nest of 11 eggs and eggshell fragments.

 

 


Locality: Garadu, North West of Jhalod Taluka, Panchmahals District, India.

Horizon: Lameta Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 10 eggs.

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Oospecies: microtuberculata GARCIA & VIANEY-LIAUD, 2001
Etymology:

Holotype: LCA-1-5

Locality: La Cairanne (LCA), Bouches-du-Rhone Department, France.

Horizon : Red marls about 50 m below the Rousset limestone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Rognacian, Late Campanian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 1 egg from a nest of 5 eggs.

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Oospecies: maghrebiensis GARCIA, TABUCE, CAPPETTA, MARANDAT, BENTALEB, BENABDALLAH, & VIANEY-LIAUD, 2003
Etymologyp: In reference to the location, the Maghreb is the French-Speaking North Africa, where the holotype was found.

Holotype: ACH2-05

Locality: Achlouj 2, Middle Atlas, Morocco.

Horizon: Irbzer Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Single eggshell fragments.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: 23 eggshell fragments.