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Dinosaur: Fruitadens haagarorum
Jurassic: 149.2–145 Ma

Length*: | 80 cm | 2.6 ft |
Weight*: | 0.6 kg | 1 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Early Tithonian
Years: 149.2–145 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Butler et al.
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Colorado
Formation: Morrison
Locations
Sources
Material: Several partial skeletons also with skulls.
References: Sereno, P.C. (2012) "Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs".
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