Ovaloolithus utahensis

† Ovaloolithus utahensis is an oogenus from Late Cretaceous Utah. These smooth-shelled ellipsoidal dinosaur eggs from the Kaiparowits Formation document nesting diversity among herbivorous dinosaurs in the Campanian of North America.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Ovaloolithus utahensis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Ovaloolithus utahensis 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.