Dendroolithus sanlimiaoensis

†Dendroolithus sanlimiaoensis is a dendroolithid egg oöspecies from Sanlimiao, China, Late Cretaceous. Its eggshell displays the characteristic dendritic crystallite pattern of the family. Discovered in the context of mass-nesting sites, these eggs provide evidence for gregarious nesting behavior in titanosaurian sauropods of East Asia.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Dendroolithus sanlimiaoensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.