University of California
Ucmp: Dino Facts a Unit on Dinosaur Behavior
For this unit, learners look at what is known about three dinosaurs - Maiasaura, Troodon and Orodromeus - and learn how paleontologists develop hypotheses about their behavior.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Maiasaura
Read about paleontologist John Horner's 1978 discovery: a new dinosaur, the Maiasaura. Learn what this large creature's fossil tells us about the Maiasaura's diet and physical features. Click on "See the skeleton" for an interactive tour...
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Prehistoric: Dinosaur Species: Maiasaura
Maiasauras are duck-billed hadrosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period 74 million years ago. Learn about their parenting behavior and babies, how they built their nests, and migration habits.