Today is “Mother’s Day” a day to celebrate and honour mums around the world.  This day is also known as “Mothering Sunday” not every country recognises this day as a special occasion for mothers. For example, in Germany, “Mother’s Day” is celebrated in the second week of May. However, today we have an excuse to write about the remarkable member of the Hadrosauridae – Maiasaura.  Indeed, we can highlight the Haolonggood Maiasaura models that were introduced last year (2024).

Haolonggood in recognition of “Good Mother Lizard” supplied each adult Maiasaura with an accompanying juvenile figure.

Celebrating Mother’s Day with Haolonggood Maiasaura models. Each adult figure is supplied with a juvenile. The green coloured adult Maiasaura (left) is called Chun Hui. Whereas the model with the tail tinged purple is known as Hua Di.

Haolonggood Maiasaura Models

Haolonggood introduced two colour variants of Maiasaura (M. peeblesorum).  Both adult models are supplied with a juvenile Maiasaura figure.

In the image (above) the green coloured adult is Chun Hui. In contrast, there is also a Haolonggood Maiasaura model with a purple coloured tail.  This figure is referred to as Hua Di.

To view the range of Haolonggood figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Haolonggood Prehistoric Animal Models.

Maiasaura is a member of the Hadrosauridae subfamily Saurolophinae. The first fossil evidence of this dinosaur was uncovered in the Badlands of Montana (USA) in 1978. The fossil material is associated with the Two Medicine Formation (Upper Cretaceous). The location consisted of numerous dinosaur nests, eggs, baby Maiasaura, adults and juveniles. The location was renamed “Egg Mountain” and represents the fossilised remains of a Maiasaura peeblesorum nesting site.

Maiasaura was formally named and described by Jack Horner and Robert Makela (1979). The name means “Good Mother Lizard” and in contrast with the majority of the Dinosauria, it takes the female form of the Latin term for lizard – saura.  This location provided the first documented evidence that dinosaurs raised and fed their young.  Maiasaura babies were altricial.  This means that they required significant parental care.  These ornithopods were dedicated and devoted parents.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“The altricial behaviour of Maiasaura peeblesorum, characterised by the care and nurturing of their young, suggests a level of dedication and commitment to their offspring that is reminiscent of most mammalian parenting, including our own species.”

Happy Mother’s Day.

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