| Meaning: good mother lizard | Teeth: many self-sharpening cheek teeth |
| Length: 9 meters (30 feet) | Food: leaves, berries, and seeds |
| Height: 2.5 meters (8 feet) | How it walked: walked on four legs and ran on two legs |
| Weight: 3600 kilograms (8,000 pounds) | Period: Cretaceous |
| Type of feeder: plant eater (herbivore) | Other facts: Maiasaura nests contained as many as 25 grapefruit-sized eggs. |