Spheroolithus quantouensis

† Spheroolithus quantouensis is an Early Cretaceous ootaxon from Henan Province, China, an early representative of the spheroolithid egg family. Its Early Cretaceous age makes it one of the oldest known spheroolithid eggs.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Spheroolithus quantouensis 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Spheroolithus quantouensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.