Quetzalcoatlus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous | |
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Genus: | Quetzalcoatlus Lawson, 1975 |
Quetzalcoatlus was a huge pterosaur, the largest animal ever to fly. It had a 10 to 12 meters wing-span (33/40 feet), but was light in construction (~200 pounds).
Quetzalcoatlus had an unusually long neck, and when it stood on the ground it was as tall as a giraffe.
Its fossil record is from the Upper Cretaceous of North America, 70–65.5 million years ago. Quetzalcoatlus became extinct at the K/T extinction event.
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