Maiasaura is a type of hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur that lived in what is now western Montana late in the Cretaceous Period. Bones of adult Maiaisaura have been discovered near fossilized nests containing eggs and babies of this dinosaur. Together with additional clues, these finds have convinced many scientists that these and other hadrosaurs nurtured their young after hatching. Newly hatched Maiasaura were only 14 inches (35 centimeters) long and weighed about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilograms). Like other duckbills, Maiasaura ate plants and could chew its food.For over 25 years, Safari Ltd. has been proud to provide this premier line of scale model, dinosaur collectibles. These award winning dinosaur replicas are authenticated by the paleontologists of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who houses the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. Each Carnegie dinosaur can have up to 25 steps of hand painting to ensure the highest quality in the world marketplace.