Fossils point to a fruit-eating dinosaur in the Cretaceous

Researchers describe Infernogallus jamesi, a small, beaked dinosaur whose jaw and palate features indicate it was adapted to process fruit and other soft plants. The fossils come from Montana and North Dakota and date to about 66 million years ago.

• Infernogallus jamesi lived about 66 million years ago and is known from fossils found in Montana and North Dakota.· 1 source
• Its beak, jaw muscles and movable jaw joint suggest it could chew soft foods, including fruit; other soft plants may also have been part of its diet.· 2 sources
• The study presents Infernogallus as evidence that some dinosaurs had specialized diets and that dinosaur diets may have been more varied than previously understood.· 2 sources