Quetzalcoatlus is the Largest Flying Pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, pronounced “KWET-zal-koh-AT-lus” was a huge pterosaur which lived about 65-68 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in North America. It had the distinguishing honor of being the biggest known flying animal to have ever lived. Douglas A. Lawson named it in 1975 after a god in Central American mythology … [Read more...]
The Incredible Size of Quetzalcoatlus
Quetzalcoatlus remains one of the most mind blowing dinosaur species in terms of sheer size. It is not only that this incredible pterosaur had such an amazing size to it however, but also that it was able to get airborne. Let's take a look at just how enormous this prehistoric beast was. Take a look at some Quetzalcoatlus Numbers! Quetzalcoatlus Wingspan The estimated … [Read more...]