elongatoolithid

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elongatoolithid (plural elongatoolithids)

  1. (paleontology) Any member of the oofamily Elongatoolithidae.
    • 2015 November 26, “Eggshell Porosity Provides Insight on Evolution of Nesting in Dinosaurs”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Unlike other elongatoolithid and prismatoolithid eggs, Elongatoolithus elongatus and Protoceratopsidovum minimum were classified into the covered nest type.