maiasaura

American  

[mahy-uh-sawr-uh] / ˌmaɪ əˈsɔr ə /

noun

1. a large, flat-jawed, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Maiasaura that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, noted for its communal nesting habits and parental care.

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maiasaura Scientific  

/ mī′ə-sôr′ə /

1. A duck-billed dinosaur of the genus Maiasaura of the late Cretaceous Period of North America. Its remains suggest that the adults lived in herds and cared for their young in large nesting sites.

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