Maiasaura (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Wild Roar by Mattel)

Described in 1979 by Jack Horner (and Robert Makela), the “good mother lizard” and its communal nesting sites in Montana were discovered just in time to corroborate the notion that dinosaurs were active, warm blooded, bird-like animals, that invested time in rearing their offspring. Maiasaura became a poster child for the Dinosaur Renaissance and along with Jack Horner was featured in […]

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A 2023 illustration of Maiasaura and her hatchlings, from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR, by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press). 50% off this book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244297/dinosaur-behavior?srsltid=AfmBOoqwFwj9QFGelfBtFH8fNfc97G_4LbktQky049IfXZ5zteIhvyW-

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Maiasaura (Haolonggood)

The North American hadrosaurid Maiasaura is famous for being the “good mother lizard,” the first dinosaur for which there is fossil evidence of parental behaviour in the form of nests containing babies that were clearly being fed and cared for by adults. It is thus reasonable to conclude that other hadrosaurs like Brachylophosaurus, Hypacrosaurus, Prosaurolophus, Saurolophus, and […]

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"Nightmare on Egg Mountain - Maiasaura peeblesorum," digital paint in Photoshop

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