Plagioolithus

Plagioolithus
Temporal range:
Egg fossil classification
Oofamily: incertae sedis
Oogenus: †Plagioolithus
Imai and Azuma, 2015
Oospecies
  • †Plagioolithus fukuiensis Imai and Azuma, 2015 (type)

Plagioolithus is an oogenus of fossil egg. It is from the Early Cretaceous of Japan. It was probably laid by a bird, making it the oldest known fossil bird egg.

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