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Maiasaura (MA-ya-SORE-ah) means ‘Good mother
lizard’. Its discovery revealed first evidence for parental care
among dinosaurs.
Length: 30 feet
Lived where & when: USA, Late Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivorous
Group: Ornithopods
Geological Age: 83-70 million years ago
Microraptor (MY-crow-RAP-tore)
means ‘Small thief’. It was a four-winged dinosaur
(feathers on both arms and legs).
Length: 2.6 feet
Lived where & when: China, Early Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivorous
Group: Theropods
Geological Age: 124MYA