Maiasaura

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proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae — large duck-billed dinosaurs of North America that lived in the Campanian period.

Ancient Greek μαία (maia, "caring mother") + σαύρα (saura, "lizard"); there is evidence that they nurtured their young in the nest.

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The subject dinosaurs tentatively identified as members of Maiasaura certainly had a peculiar diet: their coprolites were composed mostly of "fragmented conifer wood".

Archive 2008-12-01 AYDIN 2008
The subject dinosaurs tentatively identified as members of Maiasaura certainly had a peculiar diet: their coprolites were composed mostly of "fragmented conifer wood".

Did ancient snails dig dino dung? AYDIN 2008
There are fossilized eggs and embryos of Maiasaura peeblesorum.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
For an instructive comparison, think of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum, which died out about seventy million years ago.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
There are fossilized eggs and embryos of Maiasaura peeblesorum.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
For an instructive comparison, think of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum, which died out about seventy million years ago.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
Take a journey to reunite Maia the Maiasaura (a cute dinosaur) with her family.

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Episodes include Don t Mess With Maiasaura, A Gameshow

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