Subtiliolithus kachchhensis

† Subtiliolithus kachchhensis is a Late Cretaceous theropod egg ootaxon from the Lameta Formation of Gujarat, India. Its thin, finely structured eggshell distinguishes it from the spheroolithid and elongatoolithid eggs common in Indian Maastrichtian deposits.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Subtiliolithus kachchhensis 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

Subtiliolithus kachchhensis 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.