''Megaloolithus'' is an

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. They are thought to have been laid by

sauropod Sauropoda (), whose members are known as sauropods (; from '' sauro-'' + '' -pod'', 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their b ...

dinosaurs. They are known for having thick eggshells, at least thick, and the nearly spherical shape of the eggs. They are primarily found in

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and

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, but some specimens have been found in

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Species

* ''M. aureliensis'' * ''M. baghensis'' * ''M. cylindricus'' * ''M. dhoridungriensis'' * ''M. jabalpurensis'' * ''M. khempurensis'' * ''M. mamillare'' * ''M. megadermus'' * ''M. microtuberculata'' * ''M. mohabeyi'' * ''M. petralta'' * ''M. problematica'' * ''M. siruguei'' * ''M. trempii'' * ''M. patagonicus''

Distribution

Fossils of ''Megaloolithus'' have been found in:''Megaloolithus''
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Anacleto Formation The Anacleto Formation is a geologic formation with outcrops in the Argentina, Argentine Patagonian provinces of Mendoza Province, Mendoza, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, and Neuquén Province, Neuquén. It is the youngest formation within the ...

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* Argiles et Grés à Reptiles, Rognacian, Marnes Rouges Inférieures & Marnes Rouges de Roquelongue Formation -

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Lameta Formation The Lameta Formation, also known as the Infratrappean Beds (not to be confused with the contemporaneous Intertrappean Beds), is a sedimentary geological formation found in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, Indi ...

Sânpetru Formation The Sânpetru Formation is an Maastrichtian, early Maastrichtian geologic Formation (geology), formation. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 5 ...

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* Figuerola, La Maçana &

Tremp Formation The Tremp Formation (, ), alternatively described as Tremp Group (), is a geological Formation (geology), formation in the comarca Pallars Jussà, Lleida Province, Lleida, Spain. The formation is restricted to the Tremp-Graus Basin, Tremp or T ...

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Gallery

File:Hypselosaurus eggs.jpg, ''Hypselosaurus'' eggs,

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, Paris File:Hypselosaurus egg 2.jpg, A ''Hypselosaurus'' egg ( Dinosaurland,

Lyme Regis Lyme Regis ( ) is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and ...

) File:Underside of a clutch of Megaloolithus siruguei at Pinyes locality - Tremp Formation.jpg, ''Megaloolithus siruguei'' of the

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Distribution

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References

Further reading