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    Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals, had an estimated wingspan of up to 10-11 meters (33-36 feet). It weighed around 200-250 kilograms (440-550 pounds).
     
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    Wingspan estimates over the years have ranged from 5.2–25.8 m (17–85 ft), though this has more recently been narrowed down to around 10–11 m (33–36 ft) based on extrapolations from more complete members of the Azhdarchidae, the family to which Quetzalcoatlus belongs. See more

    Quetzalcoatlus is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous in North America. The type specimen, recovered in 1971 from the Javelina Formation of … See more

    Quetzalcoatlus northropi was among the largest azhdarchids, though was rivalled in size by Arambourgiania and Hatzegopteryx (and possibly Cryodrakon). Azhdarchids were split into two primary categories: short-necked taxa with short, robust beaks (i.e. … See more

    Feeding and ecological niche
    In 2008, Mark Witton and Darren Naish pointed out that although azhdarchids have historically … 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

    Discovery and naming
    The genus Quetzalcoatlus is based on fossils discovered in rocks pertaining to the Late Cretaceous Javelina Formation in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Remains of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life had been found in the … See more

    When describing Quetzalcoatlus in 1975, Douglas Lawson and Crawford Greenewalt opted not to assign it to a clade more specific than Pterodactyloidea, though comparisons with Arambourgiania (then Titanopteryx) from Jordan had been drawn earlier that … See more

    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

    Jan 9, 2025 · Paleontologists contend that Q. northropi stood about 5 meters (16 feet) tall and had a wingspan of up to 11 meters (36 feet). Estimates of the pterosaur’s weight remain elusive, but it could have been as much as 250 kg …

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    Dec 7, 2021 · 70 million-year-old fossils reveal unique walking behavior of this huge, heron-like pterosaur with a 40-foot wingspan. An artist’s rendition of Quetzalcoatlus northropi, a …

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    Mar 18, 2024 · Quetzalcoatlus is known as the largest flying animal ever discovered. The type species, Q. northropi, is renowned for its gigantic wingspan, estimated around 10 to 11 …

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    Feb 17, 2023 · Quetzalcoatlus was one of the largest flying animals that ever existed, with an estimated wingspan of up to 10-11 meters (33-36 feet) and a weight of around 200-250 …

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    Jun 27, 2023 · With a wingspan like a fighter jet at over 40 feet across, Quetzalcoatlus was the largest pterosaur ever to live. It likely hunted small dinosaurs on land but could also hold its own with larger predators when they …

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    Jul 3, 2019 · Although its exact proportions are still a matter of dispute, there's no doubt that Quetzalcoatlus possessed an enormous wingspan, exceeding 30 feet from tip to tip and …

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    Dec 15, 2021 · With the wingspan of a small aeroplane, Quetzalcoatlus northropi was a pterosaur living in the wetlands of what is now Texas, USA over 67 million years ago. Researchers have found that its 11-metre-long wings meant it …

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    Oct 19, 2023 · Its wingspan was 10-12 meters (33-40 feet), and its beak length was about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet). Paleontologists estimate that Quetzalcoatlus could have flown at speeds up to 128 kilometers per hour (80 miles per hour) …

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    Dec 9, 2021 · But 70 million years ago, along the Rio Grande River in Texas, a more impressive and scarier creature stalked the marshes: the 12-foot-tall (3.7-meter-tall) pterosaur known …

  12. Quetzalcoatlus - Paleontology World

    More recent estimates based on greater knowledge of azhdarchid proportions place its wingspan at 10–11 meters (33–36 ft). Remains found in Texas in 1971 indicate that this reptile had a …

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