prismatoolithid

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prismatoolithid (plural prismatoolithids)

  1. Any fossil egg of the oofamily Prismatoolithidae.
    • 2015 November 26, “Eggshell Porosity Provides Insight on Evolution of Nesting in Dinosaurs”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      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.
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