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    Quetzalcoatlus is a genus of pterosaur, a group of flying reptiles that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago. The genus name, Quetzalcoatlus, is derived from the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl, who was often depicted as a feathered serpent.
    Quetzalcoatlus is an extinct genus of pterosaur belonging to the clade Pterosauria. It is accounted as the largest flying reptile that has ever lived on earth. It is believed that they were quite abundant among a fauna dominated by Alamosaurus. Quetzalcoatlus is noted for its gigantic appearance.
     
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    Quetzalcoatlus is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous in what is now North America. The first specimen, recovered in 1971 from the Javelina Formation of Texas, United States, consists of several wing fragments. It was made the holotype of … See more

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    The first Quetzalcoatlus fossils were discovered in Texas from the Maastrichtian See more

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    When describing Quetzalcoatlus in 1975, Douglas Lawson and Crawford Greenewalt opted not to assign it to a clade more specific than Pterodactyloidea, though similarities to Titanopteryx (later Arambourgiania) were noted earlier that year. In 1984, Lev … See more

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    There have been a number of different ideas proposed about the lifestyle of Quetzalcoatlus. … See more

    In 1975, artist Giovanni Caselli depicted Quetzalcoatlus as a small-headed scavenger with an extremely long neck in the book The … See more

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    In 1975, Douglas Lawson compared the wing bones of Quetzalcoatlus northropi's holotype to equivalent elements in Dsungaripterus and Pteranodon, and suggested that it represented an individual with a wingspan of … See more

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    Quetzalcoatlus is known from the Lancian portion of the Javelina Formation, in a fauna dominated by Alamosaurus. It co-existed with another azhdarchid known as Wellnhopterus, … See more

     
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  3. Quetzalcoatlus | Size, Wingspan, Flight, & Facts

    Quetzalcoatlus is a genus made up of two species of giant pterosaurs, classified in the family Azhdarchidae, that lived during the Maastrichtian Age (72.1 million to 66 million years ago) of the Cretaceous Period.

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  5. Quetzalcoatlus | Description, Size, Fossil, Diet, & Facts

    Feb 17, 2023 · Quetzalcoatlus was one of the largest flying animals that ever existed, with a wingspan of up to 10-11 meters. It was a carnivorous pterosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous period and was named after the …

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    Jun 10, 2018 · Genus: †Quetzalcoatlus Lawson, 1975 Species: †Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975 †Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni Andres and Langston Jr., 2021; Quetzalcoatlus /kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/ is a pterosaur known from the Late …

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  10. Quetzalcoatlus - Paleontology World

    Quetzalcoatlus northropi is an azhdarchid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of North America (Maastrichtian stage) and one of the largest known flying animals of all time. It is a member of the family Azhdarchidae, a family of …

  11. Quetzalcoatlus northropi - A-Z Animals

    Nov 28, 2022 · Quetzalcoatlus northropi was the largest member of the Quetzalcoatlus genus. It is said to have stood as tall as a giraffe. The creature had an estimated wingspan of about 52 feet, which would make it the largest …

  12. Quetzalcoatlus | Quetzalcoatlus Was The Largest …

    Jul 15, 2022 · Quetzalcoatlus, named for the Aztec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl, was a pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous period of North America during the Campanian – Maastrichtian stages, around …

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