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An extinct reptile with a massive wingspan leapt 8 feet in the air to take off | CNN
December 8, 2021 - The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, the largest known flying animal that ever lived, boasted a 40-foot (12-meter) wingspan that would allow it to soar through the sky, according to a research collection published Wednesday by the Society of Vertebrate ...
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Another pterosaur with a broader head has also been found in the Javelina Formation, but is as yet unnamed. Another possible species of Quetzalcoatlus is one from the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota. Its wingspan is around 6 to 6.5 meters ...
This is Quetzalcoatlus northropi. It is the largest pterosaur ever discovered and possibly the largest flying animal EVER! It had a wingspan of around 15.9 metres (59 feet).
That's crazy. Does anybody know why most pterosaurs were mostly just a head? It seems like everyone I look at the majority of the animal is it's head. More on reddit.com
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February 1, 2023Question. Which pterosaur is actually bigger? Hatzegopteryx or Quetzalcoatlus? I hear multiple debates and discussions about it and they all have different opinions and beliefs but I have mixed feelings about it and would like to see your guys opinions on it.
From most info I gathered, it seems that Quetzalcoatlus had a bigger wingspan and was a bit taller, but in science size is determined by mass, and since Hatzegopteryx appears to be more robust, the Hatzegopteryx would be my bet on the one being bigger. The first picture you have there is massively undersizing the Hatzegopteryx though, their height was a lot closer than that. More on reddit.com
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September 29, 2024Quetzalcoatlus Northropi (longer wingspan than F-16s; 11 meters in height; ~70,000 millennia ago)
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September 6, 2020🔥 Quetzalcoatlus, the largest creature to ever fly. As tall as a giraffe. It was a pterosaur. A wingspan up to 36 ft, but it weighed less than 500 lb...
There are humans who weigh more than that More on reddit.com
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April 18, 2023Could 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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1 week ago - Quetzalcoatlus northropi has gained ... 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)....
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r/Naturewasmetal on Reddit: This is Quetzalcoatlus northropi. It is the largest pterosaur ever discovered and possibly the largest flying animal EVER! It had a wingspan of around 15.9 metres (59 feet).
February 1, 2023 - Thats the quetzalcoatlus It can also go days without getting tired in the air. It can also get up to 80mph and has a wingspan of 32-36ft and was the biggest animal to ever fly and it was in the cretatouse.
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October 31, 2025 - Q. lawsoni was substantially smaller, but it still had a large wingspan, perhaps measuring 4.5–6 meters (15–20 feet). Like other pterosaurs, Quetzalcoatlus had no feathers. Instead, its body was covered with hair.
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May 20, 2022 - With a 11 to 12-m wingspan, Quetzalcoatlus is the largest flying organism ever known and one of the most familiar pterosaurs to the public. First discovered in 1971, this pterosaur was thought to have flown over land using updrafts like condors ...
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1 week ago - The specimen consisted of a partial wing (in pterosaurs composed of the forearms and elongated fourth finger), from an individual later estimated at over 10 meters (33 feet) in wingspan.
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Living throughout the late Cretaceous, Quetzalcoatlus northropi could grow to have a wingspan of up to 36 feet— about the size of a standard city bus. Early scientists estimated that this species of pterosaur may have weighed anywhere from 200 to 500 pounds.
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March 26, 2025 - 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 pterosaur known as Quetzalcoatlus. With a 37- to 40-foot wingspan, it was the largest flying animal that ...
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February 28, 2025 - Estimates of Quetzalcoatlus' size have varied over the years, with wingspans ranging from 17 to 85 feet (5 to 26 meters). Today, the more widely accepted estimate is around 33 feet (10 meters) — that’s longer than a school bus!
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The largest bird ever to lived on earth: the Quetzalcoatlus.
August 28, 2023 - They appear at the end of the Triassic ... are the pterodactyls, they are the largest that existed, reaching a wingspan of up to 12 meters (Quetzalcoatlus northropi), the members of this group had large heads, many of them prone ...
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The piscivorous pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus dates back to the Late Cretaceous period and is considered to be one of the largest flying animals the world has ever seen, with a wingspan in excess of 10m – roughly the size of a small aeroplane.
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Named after the Aztec god Quetzalcóatl, it is one of the largest flying reptiles known, with an impressive wingspan of 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet) and weighing between 75 to 544 kilograms.
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Fossils Reveal Unique Walking Behavior of Quetzalcoatlus | Sci.News
December 9, 2021 - With a 11-12-m wingspan (37-40 feet), Quetzalcoatlus is the largest flying organism ever known and one of the most familiar pterosaurs to the public.
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How Big Was Quetzalcoatlus and Other Giant Pterosaurs?
June 27, 2023 - This flying reptile was likely covered in a layer of fur and was also warm-blooded. With a wingspan like a fighter jet at over 40 feet across, Quetzalcoatlus was the largest pterosaur ever to live.
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Quetzalcoatlus northropi had a wingspan of around 11 metres, which meant it had to jump into the air to take off.