Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Question: What Colorado town is the namesake of three different fossils?

Answer: Two dinosaurs and one extinct mammal take their names from fossil-rich Fruita, where they were first discovered. The list includes Fruitadens, bipedal dinosaurs about three feet long; Fruitafossor, a termite-eating mammal about the size of a chipmunk; and Fruitachampsa, a small, Jurassic-era crocodile.