Jurassic Digging Mammal

	Restoration of Fruitafossor windscheffeli a newly discovered fossorial mammal showing forelimb and manual features for scratch digging and a dentition specialized for feeding on termites, other insects, and supplemented with plants. The remarkable specimen was discovered in the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation in Western Colorado, near the town of Fruita.
Luo, Z. and Wible, J.R. 2005. A late Jurassic digging mammal and early mammalian diversification. Science, 308(5718),103-107, 1 April 2005 doi:10.1126/science.1108875.