< Return to previous page                                             the applications   Maiasaura - ( Good-Mother Reptile ) Maiasaura bones have been found in North America and have dated back to the Cretaceous Period which started around 144 million years ago. The importance of this find was that it proved that this dinosaur stayed around to look after hatchlings and young ones with a mothering instinct, rather than to move on as other dinosaurs did.   Habitat Information Wandering around this environment you can find out specific details about plant life or creatures that you encounter. Explore through the forest to find the river bed where the maiasaura have made their nests, and watch the young maiasaura basking in the mid-day sun and drinking from the river.

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