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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum Dinosaur Catalog

Maiasaura peeblesorum Ornithischia Ornithopoda

Skeleton of Maiasaura
Maiasaura, means "good-mother lizard", was found with clutches of eggs and babies, which allowed us to understand parental care behavior. Their nests, 2 m in diameter, were formed 7 m apart.

Figure of Maiasaura
Systematics
Ornithopoda
Age
Late Cretaceous
Locality
Montana, U.S.A.
Exhibition place of Maiasaura
Dinosaur World > Biology of the Dinosaurs
Maiasaura site : Montana, U.S.A.