Maiasaura

Maiasaura She's the momma She sits right by her nest While her babies are taking a rest Maiasaura She's the momma She'll head out for a plant snack Then she'll be right back She's a duck-billed herbivore Known as a hadrosaur From the late Cretaceous Period Nearly 77 million years ago Eating things we wouldn't dream of Like rotting wood, tree bark and leaves She needed hundreds of teeth to chew and grind these Maiasaura She's the momma She sits right by her nest While her babies are taking a rest Maiasaura She's the momma She'll head out for a plant snack Then she'll be right back Roaming upper coastal plains In a herd they kept each other safe And built their nests tucked in close together She made her babies' home right out of the earth 30-40 eggs in a spiral pattern And she kept them warm by surrounding them With vegetation Newborns had big round eyes A shorter snout They were so cute They weighed just 2.2 pounds But would grow 4,400 more In just eight years Can you imagine that? Maiasaura She's the momma She sits right by her nest While her babies are taking a rest