Fruitadens
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Jurassic (150 Mya)
- Place
- Colorado, USA
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Heterodontosauridae
Fruitadens is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur. The name means “Fruita teeth”, in reference to Fruita, Colorado (USA), where its fossils were first found. It is known from partial skulls and skeletons from at least four individuals of differing biological ages, found in Tithonian (Late Jurassic) rocks of the Morrison Formation in Colorado. Fruitadens is one of the smallest known ornithischian dinosaur, with young adults estimated at 65 – 75 cm in length and 0.5 – 0.75 kg in weight. It is interpreted as an omnivore and represents one of the latest-surviving heterodontosaurids.
What we know
- Named by Butler et al., 2010.
- Fossils found in Colorado, USA.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Fruitadens — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.