Spheroolithus albertensis

† Spheroolithus albertensis is a Late Cretaceous ootaxon from Alberta, Canada, representing spherical dinosaur eggs with thick prismatic eggshell. These egg fossils from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation likely belong to hadrosaur dinosaur parents.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Spheroolithus albertensis 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

Spheroolithus albertensis 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.