Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis

Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis

† Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis is an oogenus of dinosaur eggs from Late Cretaceous Henan Province, China. These fossil eggs with complex mosaic shell ornamentation are attributed to non-avian theropods or primitive birds.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

티라노사우루스 렉스, 트리케라톱스, 벨로키랍토르 같은 상징적인 공룡들이 살았던 공룡 시대의 마지막 시기입니다. 공룡은 최대의 다양성을 이루었으나, 칙술루브 분화구의 소행성 충돌로 중생대가 종말을 맞았습니다.

Discovery & Naming

발견 위치 China

Quick Facts

지질 시대 Cretaceous Late

자주 묻는 질문

When did Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis live?
Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period (Mesozoic Era, 100.5–66.0 million years ago).
Where were Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis fossils found?
Fossils of Mosaicoolithus zhangtoucaoensis were found in China.

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