Ovaloolithus turpanensis

† Ovaloolithus turpanensis is an oogenus from Late Cretaceous Xinjiang, China. These ellipsoidal dinosaur eggs from the Turpan Basin add to knowledge of nesting behavior in arid Late Cretaceous Central Asian environments.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Ovaloolithus turpanensis 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

Ovaloolithus turpanensis 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.