Tubercuoolithus

† Tubercuoolithus is a Late Cretaceous ootaxon from Mexico, characterized by small tubercular outgrowths on the eggshell surface. These fossil eggs from Cretaceous North America are tentatively attributed to small theropod or ornithopod parents.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Tubercuoolithus 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

Tubercuoolithus 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.