Fruitafossor

Fruitafossor is a termite-eating mammal endemic to North America during the Late Jurassic epoch (around 150 mya).

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Fruitafossor is a termite-eating mammal endemic to North America during the Late Jurassic epoch (around 150 mya).

The description is based on a complete skeleton of a chipmunk-sized animal. It was discovered on March 31, 2005, in Fruita, Colorado. The genus name, Fruitafossor, comes from Fruita, Colorado, where it was discovered. The suffix "fossor" indicates the fossorial, or digging, specialization of the forelimbs. The specific epithet, windscheffeli, is in honor of Wally Windscheffel, who discovered the specimen along with Charles E. Safris of Des Moines, Iowa.