Maiasaura

Summary

Maiasaura is a fossil taxon^[1]. Maiasaura ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (878 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maiasaura's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Maiasaura is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Maiasaura belongs to the parent taxon Brachylophosaurini^[5].
• Maiasaura's location of discovery is recorded as Oldman Formation^[6].
• Maiasaura's location of discovery is recorded as United States^[7].
• Maiasaura's scientific name is Maiasaura^[8].
• Maiasaura's Commons category is recorded as Maiasaura^[9].
• Maiasaura began on -76700000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Maiasaura's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maiasaura^[11].
• Maiasaura's Commons gallery is recorded as Maiasaura^[12].
• Maiasaura's main food source is recorded as herbivore^[13].
• Maiasaura's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[14].
• Maiasaura dates from the Late Cretaceous^[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Maiasaura is Maiasaura^[8]. Maiasaura is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Maiasaura belongs to the parent taxon Brachylophosaurini^[5].

Identifiers

Maiasaura's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4530717^[16]. Maiasaura's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823311^[17].

Why It Matters

Maiasaura ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (878 views/month).^[2] Maiasaura has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Maiasaura is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]