COMPLETE DINOSAUR ARM. ...

Description

COMPLETE DINOSAUR ARM
Maiasaura peeblesorum
Cretaceous, Campanian Stage
Judith River Formation, Fergus Co, Montana
The Maiasaur was one of the bird-hipped, duck-billed Hadrosauridae, and named for its parenting habits. The name means "good mother lizard" as, in contrast to modern reptiles, the fossil record indicates that the Maiasaur nursed its young, incubating the eggs with rotting vegetation and bringing food to the nesting colonies which the hatchlings were unable to leave until their legs fully developed. This impressive arm is not a composite but is comprised of all original bones, with lovely texture and patina and sympathetic restoration, articulated on a metal armature and standing 45¾ inches high overall.

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