Nipponoolithus Temporal range:
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Egg fossil classification ![]() | |
Oofamily: | incertae sedis |
Oogenus: | †Nipponoolithus Tanaka et al. 2016 |
Oospecies | |
Nipponoolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg native to Japan. It is one of the smallest known dinosaur eggs, and was probably laid by some kind of non-avian maniraptor.[1]