Elongatoolithus andrewsi

† Elongatoolithus andrewsi is an oospecies of oviraptorosaur eggs from the Late Cretaceous of China, named in honour of Roy Chapman Andrews, the American explorer whose Central Asian expeditions first brought dinosaur eggs to scientific attention. These elongated eggs, approximately 15–17 cm long, are preserved in organised clutches in the red-bed floodplain deposits of southern China. Their microstructure aligns with other elongatoolithid eggs attributed to oviraptorids.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Elongatoolithus andrewsi was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Elongatoolithus andrewsi 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.