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Maiasaura: quick facts

It was the discovery of a hadrosaur crèche in Montana thatprovided evidence of nurturing behavior in dinosaurs. Remains of Maiasaura nestlings revealed worn teeth, which suggests that they were fed b

Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
30 feet (9.1 meters)
Family
Hadrosauridae

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.

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