Spheroolithus

Spheroolithus

† Spheroolithus is a fossil egg ootaxon from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia, grouped within Spheroolithidae. These spherical eggs with prismatic columnar eggshell microstructure are typically attributed to hadrosaur or sauropod dinosaurs.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Spheroolithus 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 lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

La era final de los dinosaurios, con especies icónicas como Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops y Velociraptor. Los dinosaurios alcanzaron su máxima diversidad antes de que el catastrófico impacto de un asteroide en el cráter Chicxulub pusiera fin a la Era Mesozoica.

Discovery & Naming

Lugar de descubrimiento Mongolia

Quick Facts

Período geológico Cretaceous Late
Dieta Herbivore

Preguntas frecuentes

When did Spheroolithus live?
Spheroolithus lived during the Cretaceous Late period (Mesozoic Era, 100.5–66.0 million years ago).
What did Spheroolithus eat?
Spheroolithus was a herbivore.
Where were Spheroolithus fossils found?
Fossils of Spheroolithus were found in Mongolia.

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