Genre
Valide Éteint

Fona

Avrahami et al. 2024

Fona is an extinct genus of thescelosaurine thescelosaurid ornithischian dinosaurs from the 'mid'-Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah, United States. The genus contains a single species, F. herzogae, known from several partial skeletons and skulls. Based on anatomical similarities to the closely related and similarly aged Oryctodromeus, Fona was likely a semi-fossorial animal, likely spending a significant amount of time in underground burrows. It also represents the oldest known definitive thescelosaurine.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
3
Groupe
Dinosaures
Herbivore Vivant au sol, grégaire Terrestre
Fona
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Holotype of Fona herzogae NCSM 33548 at the w:North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences © Skye McDavid · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification
Dinosauria Clade non classé
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Ornithischia Clade non classé
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Neornithischia Clade non classé
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Thescelosauridae Famille
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Thescelosaurinae Sous-famille
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Fona Genre
Sites de découverte 3 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇺🇸 États-Unis
3
Formations géologiques
Cedar Mountain
3
Distribution temporelle
Cénomanien (100.5–93.9 Ma)
3
Espèces (1)
Fona herzogae 101 Ma
Images 1
Bibliographie
Description originale
H. M. Avrahami, P. J. Makovicky, and R. T. Tucker, L. E. Zanno. 2024. A new semi‐fossorial thescelosaurine dinosaur from the Cenomanian‐age Mussentuchit Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah. The Anatomical Record 307(12):3717-3781 DOI ↗
Bibliographie (1)
H. M. Avrahami, P. J. Makovicky, and R. T. Tucker, L. E. Zanno. 2024. A new semi‐fossorial thescelosaurine dinosaur from the Cenomanian‐age Mussentuchit Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah. The Anatomical Record 307(12):3717-3781 DOI ↗