An Avian Egg from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Liangtoutang Formation of Zhejiang Province, China

Volume: 36, Issue: 3
Published: Feb 23, 2016
Abstract
Mesozoic avian eggs are rare, especially from the mid-Cretaceous basins of Zhejiang Province, China. Here we report an avian egg from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Liangtoutang Formation. The specimen (JYM F0033) measures 50 mm × 32 mm and the 166-µm-thick eggshell consists of three structural layers of calcite. The mammillary layer (ML) and overlying continuous layer (CL) each measure approximately 46 µm, whereas the outermost, external layer...
Paper Details
Title
An Avian Egg from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Liangtoutang Formation of Zhejiang Province, China
Published Date
Feb 23, 2016
Volume
36
Issue
3
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