Dinosaurs: Maiasaura

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    What does the name Maiasaura mean?

    • Reptile parent
    • Mother reptile
    • Good mother lizard
    • Protective lizard
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  • 2. 

    Where did Maisaura live?

    • In what is now Montana

    • In what is now Mt. Everest

    • In what is now France

    • In what is now Peru

    Correct Answer
    A. In what is now Montana
  • 3. 

    When did Maisaura live?

    • About 80 million to 70 million years ago

    • Maisaura is still alive today

    • About 100 million to 90 million years ago

    • About 120 million to 115 million years ago

    Correct Answer
    A. About 80 million to 70 million years ago
  • 4. 

    Maiasaura was a hadrosaur. What are hadrosaurs also called?

    • Bird-legged dinosaurs

    • Duck-faced dinosaurs

    • Reptile-armed dinosaurs

    • Duck-billed dinosaurs

    Correct Answer
    A. Duck-billed dinosaurs
  • 5. 

    Which of the following is true of the herds Maiasaura lived in?

    • They probably contained millions of individuals

    • They probably migrated with the seasons

    • They probably hunted for other animals together

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. They probably migrated with the seasons
  • 6. 

    What is one reason scientists think sauropods abandoned their eggs after laying them?

    • Sauropods were allergic to eggs

    • Sauropods were so big they would have crushed their young

    • Sauropods were predators and would have eaten their own eggs

    • Sauropod eggs faced no threats from predators

    Correct Answer
    A. Sauropods were so big they would have crushed their young
  • 7. 

    Which of the following dinosaurs do scientists think cared for their young to at least some significant degree?

    • Oviraptor

    • Psittacosaurus

    • Maiasaura

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 8. 

    What was one form of defense that Maisaura relied on? 

    • Armor plates

    • Strength in numbers

    • A powerful bite

    • A club tail

    Correct Answer
    A. Strength in numbers
  • 9. 

    True or False. Most modern-day reptiles provide a great deal of care for their young.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 10. 

    True or False. Newborn Maisaura were probably unable to walk.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True

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