Fossil Dinosaur Egg Shell Fragments - France

These are incredibly interesting egg shell fragments, collected from a Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian Stage) aged deposit in Meze, Southern France. Egg shells from Meze are much more uncommon than those of the same age found at Aix-en-Provence, France. The shells belong to the dinosaur oogenera Megaloolithus and Cairanoolithus.

The photos are representative of the specimen(s) you will receive, however, they do not show the exact one(s). Most range from .3" to .6"; a few may be slightly smaller or larger. Each specimen is accompanied by an acrylic display case.

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Cairanoolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur egg found in Southwestern Europe. The parent of Cairanoolithus is probably some kind of non-ornithopod ornithischian, possibly the nodosaurid Struthiosaurus. Complete eggs are large (15–19cm wide) and spherical. Their outer surface is either smooth, or covered with a subdued pattern of ridges interspersed with pits and grooves. Multiple fossil egg clutches are known but the nest structure is unclear.

Megaloolithus is an oogenus of dinosaur eggshell, primarily found in Western Europe, known for its thick (exceeding 1.5mm), nearly spherical shape and association with titanosaur sauropods. Complete eggs are typically 30 centimeters across and have been found in Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian Stage) deposits. The study of Megaloolithus eggshells helps paleontologists understand the diversity of dinosaurs that inhabited the region during the Late Cretaceous

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