@article {7246,
	title = {Crocodylomorph eggs and eggshells from the Lourinh{\~a} Fm. (Upper Jurassic), Portugal},
	journal = {Comunica\\c c{\~o}es Geol{\'o}gicas},
	volume = {101, Especial I},
	year = {2014},
	note = {n/a},
	pages = {563-566},
	abstract = {<p>We here present fossil Crocodylomorpha eggshells from the Upper Jurassic Lourinh{\~a} Formation of Portugal, recovered from five sites: one nest from Cambelas with 13 eggs, and three partial eggs and various fragments from, Paimogo N (I), Paimogo S (II), Casal da Rola, and Peralta. All specimens but the nest were found in association with dinosaur egg material. Our research reveals that on a micro- and ultrastructural analysis, all samples present the typical characters consistent with crocodiloid eggshell morphotype, such as the shell unit shape, the organization of the eggshell layers, and the triangular blocky extinction observed with crossed nicols. We assign the material from the Lourinh{\~a} Formation to the oofamily Krokolithidae, making it the oldest crocodylomorph eggs known so far, as well as the best record for eggs of non- crocodylian crocodylomorphs. Furthermore, our study indicates that the basic structure of crocodiloid eggshells has remained stable since at least the Upper Jurassic.</p>
},
	author = {Russo, J. and O. Mateus and Balbino, A. and Marzola, M.}
}
