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1 week ago - Quetzalcoatlus northropi has gained fame as a candidate for the largest flying animal ever discovered, though estimating its size has been difficult due to the fragmentary nature of the only known specimen. While wingspan estimates over the years have ranged from 5.2–25.8 m (17–85 ft), more recent estimates hover around 10–11 m (33–36 ft).
National Geographic
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Quetzalcoatlus
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Could Quetzalcoatlus carry a human?
The results of a computer simulation suggests that the largest members of Quetzacoatlus might be able to carry a person. However, even after taking into account the size of the dinosaur, the dinosaur’s large head, the weight of its human “rider,” and general aerodynamics, it would be a difficult undertaking.
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What is the biggest flying animal ever??
One member of genus Quetzalcoatlus, Q northropi, is widely believed to have been the largest flying creature that ever lived. Paleontologists contend that members of the species stood about 5 meters (16 feet) tall and had a wingspan of up to 11 meters (36 feet).
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Did Quetzacoatlus eat dinosaurs?
It is unlikely that Quetzacoatlus ate dinosaurs, since it had a long jaw with no teeth, which was better suited to probing for invertebrates in the wet areas it inhabited.
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r/Paleontology on Reddit: How fast could Quetzalcoatlus fly?
September 25, 2021 - Witton estimates a maximum speed of 174 km/h in very short bursts. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0013982 · Kettrickenisabadass • 4y ago · That is insane.
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r/Paleontology on Reddit: how fast is Quetzalcoatlus and hatzegopteryx on land
December 28, 2024 - ... The head and neck are mostly hollow, it's actually very well balanced on land and in the air. Continue this thread ... Paleontologist Michael Habib calculates something like Quetzalcoatlus could sprint at 128 kilometers an hour on all fours.
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Science Museum of Virginia
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It had a wingspan of between 33-36 feet and was up to 18 feet tall, which is taller than most giraffes. Even with its massive weight–approximately 500 pounds–the Quetzalcoatlus flew at speeds of approximately 65 miles per hour.
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March 20, 2024 - With enough of a jump, it could flap its powerful wings to reach an altitude at which it could soar like a condor. Estimates suggest that Q. northropi might have flown at speeds of up to 130 km (80 miles) per hour, and covered as much as 640 ...
ResearchGate
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(PDF) The flying ability of the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi in a reduced gravity.
December 16, 2020 - Gliding performance, deduced from ... proportionally to mass and wing loading, from as low as 4 m/s for Eudimorphodon to 16 m/s for Quetzalcoatlus....
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Quetzalcoatlus: Predator-Prey Interactions, Fights, and Aggressive Behaviors | Animal Matchup
Fun Fact: The Quetzalcoatlus could reach speeds of up to 80 miles per hour in the air, making it a swift and agile hunter.
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r/dndnext on Reddit: Quetzalcoatlus Flight Speed
November 1, 2019 -
Hey, just wondering if I could get someone's thoughts on this. Playing a warlock with Sculptor of Flesh invocation, and I polymorphed into a Quetzalcoatlus, and attempted to travel by air to another place on the world map. With a flying speed of 80ft/round, I should be able to travel roughly 9 miles in an hour I believe? However, the DM decided that I couldn't travel much farther than I would have if I were walking. Am I misguided in thinking that I should be able to travel further than that?
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In an hour, you could walk ~3-4 miles. That actually works out to ~4.6 feet per second. Multiply that by 6 and you get roughly 27.6 feet every round, rounded up to 30 and the in-game walking speed of humans is actually pretty close to true life. So if we take that 30 ft per round as accurate and apply it to flying, in an hour you’d be 2.5 times farther than if you walked, or ~ 9 miles in that same hour. So, while I am of the opinion that your DM is most certainly wrong, he does get the final say. Edit: Had to make an edit. Saw 90 ft fly speed instead of 80 for some reason.
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Travel rules states that with a 80' move speed you travel at 8 mile per hour at a normal traveling pace.
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Jurassic Park was wrong about how fast pterosaurs could fly - Earth.com
May 21, 2022 - However, researchers from Nagoya University suggest that the movie gets it wrong. By undertaking aerodynamic analysis, the experts have demonstrated that Quetzalcoatlus would not have been able to fly more than a short distance.
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New Study Suggests Quetzalcoatlus Could Not Soar Far
January 5, 2025 - Analysis of the wings of Pteranodon suggest thermal soaring capacities whilst in this study the giant azhdarchid Quetzalcoatlus was thought to be more adapted to a terrestrial existence and flew short distances with a similar flight habit to the Kori Bustard, the heaviest, living volant bird.The icons indicate dynamic soarer, thermal soarer, and poor soarer, and summarize the main results of this study.
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World’s Largest Pterosaur Leaped Aloft to Fly - UT Austin News - The University of Texas at Austin
December 8, 2021 - AUSTIN, Texas — With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky. But known from only a few fossilized bones from West Texas, just how such a massive animal got airborne has been mostly a matter of speculation. Some think it rocked forward on its wingtips like a vampire bat. Or that it built up speed by running and flapping like an albatross.
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Fossils Reveal Unique Walking Behavior of Quetzalcoatlus | Sci.News
December 9, 2021 - Despite a half century of interest, Quetzalcoatlus remains very incompletely described. Some paleontologists think the ancient giant rocked forward on its wingtips like a vampire bat; or that it built up speed by running and flapping like an albatross; or that it didn’t fly at all.
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October 29, 2024 - Some paleontologists assume it was not capable of powered flight due to their mass estimates, sometimes reaching 540 kg. Others believe it was quite competent in the air, achieving speeds of up to 130 km/h (70.2 knots).
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ESTIMATION OF RUNNING SPEED OF 10 SPECIES OF PTEROSAURS | Download Table
... Equation 18 could be written (h in cm) as (25) Using this equation, we calculated the running speeds of ten species of pterosaurs (Table 6).
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October 16, 2025 - However, Quetzalcoatlus was also quite adept in the air, able to fly at speeds of 80 miles per hour and stay airborne for 7-10 days at a height of 15,000 feet, with a flight range of 8,000-12,000 miles.
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Paleontologist: The giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus had an eleven-meter wingspan and.....
September 4, 2025 - The biomechanics researcher’s hypothesis that Quetzalcoatlus took off by jumping with all four limbs is implausible. The paleontologist uses a speed requirement (48 km/h needed for takeoff) to show that the proposed jumping method is physically impossible, thereby rejecting the researcher’s ...
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How much weight was Quetzalcoatlus able to lift and fly off with? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): Chatterjee was spurred to do the research by claims from other researchers that Quetzalcoatlus weighed a great deal more — up to 440 pounds (200 kilograms) — and took off by jumping from all fours into the air (called " quad launch ") The Quetzalcoatlus had strength maximum drag...
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Quetzalcoatlus » Monster Stat Block - DnD 5e
Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 30 (4d12 + 4) Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft. ... Skills Perception +2 Senses passive Perception 12 Languages — Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 · Flyby. The quetzalcoatlus doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.