Krokolithes Temporal range: Campanian |
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Eggshell classification ![]() |
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Basic shell type: | †Crocodiloid |
Oofamily: | †Krokolithidae |
Oogenus: | †Krokolithes |
Krokolithes is the only described oogenus of Crocodiloid eggs. These eggs were laid by an extinct species of Crocodylian. It contains two oospecies, K. wilsoni and K. helleri.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Konstantin E. Mikhailov, Emily S. Bray & Karl E. Hirsch (1996). "Parataxonomy of fossil egg remains (Veterovata): basic principles and applications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 16 (4): 763–769. doi:10.1080/02724634.1996.10011364. JSTOR 4523773.