Fona herzogae the Burrowing Dinosaur coloring page

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Today's new drawing is of a small burrowing dinosaur.

Fona herzogae the Burrowing Dinosaur

This dinosaur lived in what is now Utah, USA.  It was about the size of a very large dog and it appears that it spent much of its life underground in its burrow.  It had strong back legs that it most certainly used for digging burrows.  It lived around 90 million years ago in the Mid-Cretaceous Period.  Fona herzogae was an herbivore - it ate plants.  In fact, it probably ate the roots of plants. 

If you are wondering why there is grass in this drawing, YES they have found evidence of the first grasses on Earth dating back as far as 100-110 million years ago.  So the grass in this drawing is accurate.  A few years ago it was thought that grass did not appear until the end of the Cretaceous Period or even after the Cretaceous Period ended.  We now have good evidence that grass had been around much longer than previously known.  

To be more specific on size, Fona herzogae was around 3 feet tall and 6 feet long.  That is roughly .9 meters tall and 1.8 meters long.  It had a face-full of feathers that it probably used like moles use their face appendages to feel in the dark while underground.  

The young offspring is drawn small with an oversized head.  There ARE examples of baby dinos with that oversized head "cuteness factor."  

NOTE:  To get to the printable version of this drawing just click on the button labeled "Paleontology."  Then scroll down to be bottom of the Mesozoic Life list.  IF you are accessing this page on or around September or October 2024 then this drawing's title will be at or near the bottom of the Mesozoic Life  list.  Have fun coloring this unique dinosaur.