Fruitadens was a omnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Colorado and Utah.
Quick facts about Fruitadens:
- Existed from 163.5 million years ago to 145 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 4 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Fruitadens was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Anonymous. 1977. The Fruita Paleontological Report. Grand Junction, Colorado: Bureau of Land Management.
- B. M. Davis, R. L. Cifelli, and G. W. Rougier. 2018. A preliminary report of the fossil mammals from a new microvertebrate locality in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Grand County, Utah. Geology of the Intermountain West 5:1-8
- G. Callison and H. M. Quimby. 1984. Tiny dinosaurs: are they fully grown?. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 3(4):200-209
