Reptilia - Dinosauria - Spheroolithidae
Full reference: Z. Zhao. 1979. [Advances in the study of fossil dinosaur eggs in our country]. Mesozoic and Cenozoic red beds of South China; selected papers from the field conference on the South China Cretaceous-Early Tertiary red beds. Science Press, Beijing 330-340
Parent taxon: Spheroolithidae according to F. D. Jackson and D. J. Varricchio 2010
Sister taxa: Boletuoolithus, Paraspheroolithus, Placoolithus, Shixingoolithus
Subtaxa: Spheroolithus albertensis, Spheroolithus chiangchiungtingensis, Spheroolithus choteauensis, Spheroolithus irenensis, Spheroolithus jincunensis, Spheroolithus maiasauroides, Spheroolithus megadermus, Spheroolithus tenuicorticus, Spheroolithus zhangtoucaoensis
Type: Oolithes irenensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore