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MAIASAURA This duck-billed dinosaur lived 78 million years ago. Named by Montana paleontologist John R. Horner, it became the State Fossil of Montana.
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Montana Icons: A Trip Through Time
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THESE ICONS REPRESENT A FRACTION OF MONTANA'S TUMULTUOUS HISTORY.
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PICTOGRAPH Pictographs were made by native people in caves up to 14,000 years ago to tell stories to their progeny.
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INDIAN CRADLEBOARD Prior to 1700 the tribes had complex transportation routes all over the abundant plains. Women carried their babies in cradle- boards (carriers with wooden frames). Their bags, belts, and cradleboards showed fine art work.
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