Maiasaura

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαῖα (maîa, “caring mother”) + -saura; there is evidence that they nurtured their young in the nest.

Proper noun

†Maiasaura f

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

Further reading

• Maiasaura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maiasaura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Maiasaura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons