Metoolithus Explained

Metoolithus is an oogenus of fossil bird egg from Nebraska. It is known from a single, near-complete egg, as well as several eggshell fragments. They are small, (60 mm x 44 mm) and spheroid. They show a mix of avian and non-avian characteristics.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Jackson . Frankie D. . Varricchio . David J. . Corsini . Joseph A. . Avian Eggs from the Eocene Willwood and Chadron Formations of Wyoming and Nebraska . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 33 . 5 . 1190–1201 . 2013 . 10.1080/02724634.2013.769445. 86299573 .

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