Maiasaura peeblesorum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:body_shape strong hind limbs
bulky body
gptkbp:climate temperate climate during its time
gptkbp:clutch_size up to 30 eggs
gptkbp:coloration gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:contribution contributed to understanding of dinosaur behavior.
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries and books
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:David_B._Weishampel
gptkbp:discovery Egg Mountain, Montana
gptkbp:egg_fossils found in nests
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:John_S._Mc_Intosh
gptkbp:foot well-preserved fossils
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:1978
approximately 75 million years old
numerous specimens found
Egg Mountain
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:Two_Medicine_Formation
gptkbp:habitat plains and forests
gptkbp:head flat skull
small head relative to body
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maiasaura peeblesorum
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Montana
gptkbp:known_for parental care
gptkbp:length up to 9 meters
gptkbp:lived_during Late Cretaceous
gptkbp:material likely had feathers or scales
gptkbp:migration seasonal migration likely
gptkbp:mouth broad, flat teeth
gptkbp:nesting ground nesting
gptkbp:nesting_site discovered in Montana
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:John_S._Mc_Intosh
important for understanding dinosaur behavior
studied for nesting habits
important for dinosaur reproductive studies
provides insight into dinosaur life cycles
gptkbp:predators large carnivorous dinosaurs
gptkbp:related_to other hadrosaurs
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research ongoing studies on behavior and ecology
gptkbp:research_focus behavioral ecology
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Maiasaura_peeblesorum
gptkbp:significance first dinosaur with evidence of parental care
gptkbp:size larger than most modern herbivores
gptkbp:social_behavior herding
gptkbp:social_structure likely lived in groups
gptkbp:tail_type long and muscular
gptkbp:type hadrosaurid
gptkbp:weight around 4 tons
gptkbp:wildlife around 66 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maiasaura
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6