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- An analysis of existing Quetzalcoatlus fossils in 2021 provided evidence that Q. northropi could indeed fly. Because of its massive wings, it likely took off by leaping some 2.5 meters (about 8 feet) into the air.
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Quetzalcoatlus - Wikipedia
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 Texas, United States, consists of several wing fragments and was described as Quetzalcoatlus northropi in … 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 … See moreWhen 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
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 moreIn 1975, artist Giovanni Caselli depicted Quetzalcoatlus as a small-headed scavenger with an extremely long neck in the book The … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Fleshing out the bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth’s …
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 type of pterosaur and the largest flying animal that …
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Oct 26, 2018 · In May 2018, we welcomed a flock of 13 scientifically accurate pterosaur models to our main hall. The three different species are based on what we know from fossils and represent a range of sizes and time periods.
Quetzalcoatlus | Size, Wingspan, Flight, & Facts
Jan 9, 2025 · According to scientists, Q. lawsoni was likely a social pterosaur, and it likely sought small invertebrate prey in lakes. Scientists have long debated how or even whether Q. northropi could fly, given the pterosaur’s massive size and …
This Giraffe-Sized Reptile Was the Largest Flying Creature to …
Dec 9, 2021 · Quetzalcoatlus —a member of the ancient group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs—was the largest flying creature to ever live. This giraffe-sized reptile had thin …
World’s largest-ever flying animal, the Quetzalcoatlus, …
Dec 8, 2021 · With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky. But understood from only a few fossilized bones from West Texas, just how such a massive animal got …
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Full article: Functional morphology of Quetzalcoatlus …
We reconstruct the proportions and possible motions of the skeleton of the giant azhdarchid pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus. The neck had substantial dorsoventral mobility, and the head and the neck could swing left and right through an arc …
The largest-ever flying animal behaved like a giant heron
Dec 15, 2021 · Unlike some previous studies which suggested Quetzalcoatlus would be unable to fly, researchers found that the species would have been very capable by using a jumping start. The scientists argue the size of its wings …
Phylogenetic systematics of Quetzalcoatlus Lawson …
The giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus has been invoked in almost 40 years of pterosaur systematics. It is used in the phylogenetic definitions of 15 pterosaur clades (Andres et al., 2014)—more than an...
World’s Largest Pterosaur Leaped Aloft to Fly
Dec 8, 2021 · The research involved close study of all confirmed and suspected Quetzalcoatlus bones, along with other pterosaur fossils recovered from Big Bend. This led to the identification of two new pterosaur species – including a …
The Quetz Monograph Lives and Other News on …
Dec 8, 2021 · Azhdarchids have only been known to science since the 1970s when Doug Lawson named Quetzalcoatlus from the Late Cretaceous of Texas. Finds made by Lev Nesov in Kazakhstan about a decade later allowed him to …
Pterosaur: Scientists solve mystery of how the world's largest
Dec 10, 2021 · Experts at the University of Texas at Austin in the United States found that the Quetzalcoatlus might have lived like today's herons, hunting alone in rivers and streams.
Largest Flying Animal Ever Takes Flight Again in the Science
May 8, 2024 · Created by the world’s top manufacturer of museum-quality scientifically accurate animals, the Science Museum’s newest exhibit is the largest Quetzalcoatlus ever produced, …
A Ptango With Pterosaurs - Natural History Museum
There are currently two species of Quetzalcoatlus identified by paleontologists, both found in Texas, but Quetzalcoatlus northropi–the bigger species–is what we’re referring to here. It …
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 …
Fleshing out the bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's largest flier ever
Dec 8, 2021 · Though discovered more than 45 years ago, fossils of Earth's largest flying animal, Quetzalcoatlus, were never thoroughly analyzed. Now, a scientific team provides the most …
Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur
May 24, 2022 · With its gigantic wings that reach 10 meters in length when spread end to end, the Quetzalcoatlus was the largest pterosaur that ever existed. However, an aerodynamic analysis …
Quetzalco ... WHAT?!? | Blog | Science Museum of Virginia
Jun 17, 2024 · Both sculptures were crafted by Blue Rhino Studio in Minnesota, a top-manufacturer of scientifically accurate prehistoric creature sculptures. So there you have it! …
<i>Quetzalcoatlus</i>: the media concept vs. the science
May 18, 2016 · Quetzalcoatlus is a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from Texas, known from substantial remains. The science. The popular view of Quetzalcoatlus is really a conflation of two …
Museum Employee and Professional Artist David Miller Brings …
Dec 6, 2018 · Quetzalcoatlus isn’t Miller’s only dinosaur painting. In fact, much of his art career is centered around creating scientifically accurate depictions of prehistoric animals. His interest …
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