Dec 10, 2023 · Fruitadens was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that inhabited the Earth during the Late Jurassic period. This section covers its taxonomy, physical characteristics, and how it measures up against its dinosaur contemporaries.

Apr 16, 2012 · One of the smallest—a Jurassic omnivore named Fruitadens haagarorum —has just received a detailed description in PLoS One. Found in the 150-million-year-old rock of Colorado, Fruitadens lived...

Los Angeles, CA—A new dinosaur species, Fruitadens haagarorum, is the smallest dinosaur ever discovered from North America. The tiny Fruitadens weighed less than a kilogram (two pounds) and was just 70 cm (28 inches) in length.

Fruitadens is a late surviving member of the basic dinosaur family heterodontosuridae, and is the first member of its group to be described from North America. The habitat of Fruitadens Haagarorum was the woodlands of North America where it flourished during the late Jurassic period (early tithonian) approximately 150 million years ago.

Apr 11, 2012 · Fruitadens is hypothesized to represent one of the smallest known ornithischian dinosaurs. We describe the cranial and postcranial anatomy of Fruitadens in detail, providing comparisons to all other known heterodontosaurid taxa.

Fruitadens is the smallest known ornithischian dinosaur, with young adults estimated at 65 to 75 cm (26 to 30 in) in length and 0.5 to 0.75 kg (1.1 to 1.7 lb) in weight. It is interpreted as an omnivore and represents one of the latest-surviving heterodontosaurids.

Fruitadens is a genus of heterodontosaur dinosaur. The name means "Fruita tooth", in reference to Fruita, Colorado, where its fossils were first found. It is known from partial skulls and skeletons from at least four individuals from rocks of the Morrison Formation in Colorado.

Feb 2, 2010 · The largest specimens of Fruitadens represent young adults in their fifth year of development and are estimated at just 65–75 cm in total body length and 0.5–0.75 kg body mass. They are thus the smallest known ornithischians.

Fruitadens is the smallest known ornithischian dinosaur, with young adults estimated at 65 to 75 cm (26 to 30 in) in length and 0.5 to 0.75 kg (1.1 to 1.7 lb) in weight. It is interpreted as an omnivore and represents one of the latest-surviving heterodontosaurids.

Apr 11, 2012 · Fruitadens belonged to an unusual, widespread, and rare group of dinosaurs called heterodontosaurids. They first appeared around 200 million years ago in South Africa, and persisted until around 140 million years ago in England.