prismatoolithid

English

Noun

prismatoolithid (plural prismatoolithids)

1. Any fossil egg of the oofamily Prismatoolithidae.
   • 2015 November 26, “Eggshell Porosity Provides Insight on Evolution of Nesting in Dinosaurs”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Elongatoolithid and prismatoolithid ootaxa are attributed to Oviraptorosauria [57 ,59 –64 ] and non-oviraptorosaur maniraptorans [46 ,65 ], respectively, based on eggshell microstructure similarities with eggs of known taxonomic identity.