Fona
''Fona'' ( ; ) is an extinct genus of thescelosaurine thescelosaurid ornithischian dinosaurs from the 'mid'-Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation (Mussentuchit Member) of Utah, United States. The genus contains a Monotypic taxon, 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. Discovery and naming The ''Fona'' fossil material was discovered in multiple different localities of the Mussentuchit Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation in Emery County of Utah, United States. The holotype specimen, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, NCSM 33548, was found in the 'Karmic Orodromine locality' and represents the only certain occurrence of ''Fona'' in the lower Mussentuchit Member. T ...
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