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Gekkoolithus

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(Redirected from Gekkoolithidae) Gecko egg oogenus

Gekkoolithus
Temporal range: Eocene-Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Egg fossil classification Edit this classification
Basic shell type: Geckoid
Morphotype: Geckonoid
Oofamily: †Gekkoolithidae
Oogenus: †Gekkoolithus
Hirsch et al., 1996
Oospecies
  • †G. columnaris Hirsch 1996 (type)

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.

References

  1. Hirsch , K.F. (1996). "Parataxonomic Classification of Fossil Chelonian and Gecko Eggs." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 16(4):752-762.
Taxon identifiers
Gekkoolithus


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