Dictyoolithus hongpoensis

†Dictyoolithus hongpoensis is a dinosaur egg oöspecies from the Late Cretaceous of Hongpo, China. Its eggshell displays a net-like (dictyoidal) ornamentation on the outer surface, diagnostic of the ootaxon. Assigned to sauropod dinosaurs, these eggs inform studies of reproductive strategies and nesting ecology in Late Cretaceous Asian titanosaurs.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Dictyoolithus hongpoensis 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.