Gekkoolithus
Gekkoolithus Temporal range: | |
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Egg fossil classification ![]() | |
Basic shell type: | Geckoid |
Morphotype: | Geckonoid |
Oofamily: | †Gekkoolithidae |
Oogenus: | †Gekkoolithus Hirsch et al., 1996 |
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Gekkoolithus is an oogenus of fossil gecko egg. Unfortunately, gecko eggs have not been well-studied, and their fossils are very rare, making classification of them difficult. Gekkolithus eggs are very similar to those of the modern Phelsuma delandis in size, shape, and structure.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Hirsch , K.F. (1996). "Parataxonomic Classification of Fossil Chelonian and Gecko Eggs." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 16(4):752-762.