Maiasaura! Dinosaur Hill Gets a New, 6-Foot Skeleton Friend

There's a new attraction at Rochester's Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve.

It's the replica skeleton of a duck-billed dinosaur called a Maiasaura that walked the Earth about 74 million years ago. The skeleton was paid for by a donation from the Friends of Dinosaur Hill.

“The Friends are so pleased to be able to make this donation to Dinosaur Hill,” said Friends Chair Marianne Koller. “We work very hard throughout the year to raise money to support the preserve and it was very exciting to see it go toward something that will be seen and used by so many children."

Adult Maiasaura were about the size of a small school bus; this skeleton is that of a kid — it's about 6 feet tall.

The Maiasaura will be used in many existing programs but will also allow for new and creative program offerings at the nature center, according to Sharon Tabor, Program Director. 

“For the first time, children in our dinosaur programs will not only have the chance to unearth dinosaur bones from our ‘dinosaur dig;' they can now extend the experience much further as they attempt to reassemble the bones into a complete, life-sized skeleton.”

Dinosaur Hill offers science, nature and recreational programming for individuals and groups of all ages. Visit www.dinosaurhill.org for more information.