elongatoolithid

English

Noun

elongatoolithid (plural elongatoolithids)

1. (paleontology) Any member of the oofamily Elongatoolithidae.
   • 2015 November 26, “Eggshell Porosity Provides Insight on Evolution of Nesting in Dinosaurs”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Unlike other elongatoolithid and prismatoolithid eggs, Elongatoolithus elongatus and Protoceratopsidovum minimum were classified into the covered nest type.