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First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the north-west african Maastrichtian (Morocco).
Published online: 15/12/2003
Keywords:
Africa; amniotic eggshells; Maastrichtian; Morocco; theropod teeth
https://doi.org/10.18563/pv.32.2-4.59-69
References: 41
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Géraldine Garcia, Rodolphe Tabuce, Henri Cappetta, Bernard Marandat, Ilham Bentaleb, Aziza Benabdallah and Monique Vianey-Liaud, 2003. First record of dinosaur eggshells and teeth from the north-west african Maastrichtian (Morocco). PalaeoVertebrata 32 (2-4): 59-69. doi: 10.18563/pv.32.2-4.59-69
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We report the discovery of amniotic eggshells and theropod teeth from the Late Cretaccous period in Morocco.The megaloolithid family represents the only known dinosaur egg remains in the north part of Africa and attests indirectly to the occurrence of sauropod dinosaurs (titanosaurids) in the Maastrichtian of Africa.
Published in Vol. 32, Fasc. 2-4 (2003)
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