This Specimen has been sold.
6.2" Juvenile Hadrosaur (Maiasaura) Humerus With Metal Stand
This is a juvenile Hadrosaur (Maiasaur) humerus (upper arm bone) from the Two Medicine Formation Montana. The bone is in pretty good condition with minimal erosion and just a few repairs with gap fills. It is from the left shoulder.
Comes with the pictured, custom metal display stand.
Comes with the pictured, custom metal display stand.
Maiasaura, meaning "good mother reptile" or "good mother lizard", is a large herbivorous hadrosaur ("duck-billed") dinosaur that lived in what is now Montana in the Upper Cretaceous Period, about 76 million years ago. The first Maiasaura fossils were discovered in 1978. The name refers to the find of nests with eggs, embryos, and young animals in a nesting colony. This find revealed that Maiasaura fed its young while they were in the nest, the first time such evidence was obtained for a dinosaur. Maiasaura reached lengths of around 30 feet long, making it a fairly large Hadrosaur. Young animals walked on their hind legs, while adults walked on all fours.
SPECIES
Maiasaura sp.
LOCATION
Pondera County, Montana
FORMATION
Two Medicine Formation
SIZE
6.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#113350
We guarantee the authenticity of all of our
specimens. Read more about our
Authenticity Guarantee.
specimens. Read more about our
Authenticity Guarantee.