Gekkoolithus
Temporal range: Eocene-Miocene
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.[1]

References

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


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