And as Fruitadens shows, some ornithischian dinosaurs were probably omnivores that consumed whatever small prey they could catch. The dinosaur diet was not a simply a choice between steak or salad.

The plant-eating dinosaur Fruitadens wouldn’t strike much fear into a poodle, let alone your average dinosaur. Less than a meter long and weighing under a kilogram, Fruitadens seems wholly ...

The fossil bones of a dinosaur so tiny it could dart between the legs of its huge neighbors are being assembled at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and scientists there are ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It weighed less than 2 pounds and was just 28 inches in length. But ...

A 4-inch tall dinosaur -- the smallest ever discovered from North America-- is now on display in Los Angeles. The new dinosaur species, Fruitadens haagarorum, weighed less than two pounds and was ...

Thought all dinosaurs were beastly? Meet the 2-pound Fruitadens, an agile critter that's now the smallest on record from North America. The newly identified species stood about 4 inches tall and ...