Laevisoolithus
| Laevisoolithus Temporal range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
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Egg fossil classification  | |
| Basic shell type: | Ornithoid |
| Morphotype: | Ornithoid-ratite |
| Oofamily: | †Laevisoolithidae |
| Oogenus: | †Laevisoolithus Mikhailov, 1991 |
Laevisoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg.[1] 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.[2]
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