Quetzalcoatlus
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Quetzalcoatlus was a gigantic Late Cretaceous pterosaur, among the largest known flying animals, with an estimated wingspan rivaling that of a small airplane.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
azhdarchid pterosaur
ⓘ
prehistoric reptile ⓘ pterosaur ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
elongated head
ⓘ
lightweight hollow bones ⓘ long neck ⓘ toothless beak ⓘ |
| class | Pterosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Triceratops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED ⓘ non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| describedBy | Douglas A. Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| environment |
coastal plains
ⓘ
inland terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| family | Azhdarchidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilPreservation |
isolated bones
ⓘ
partial skeletons ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Big Bend National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Javelina Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Maastrichtian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quetzalcoatlus northropi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Quetzalcoatlus northropi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedIn |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
what is now Texas ⓘ |
| locomotion |
powered flight
ⓘ
quadrupedal on land ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyLanguage | Latinized from Nahuatl ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | feathered serpent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the largest known flying animals
ⓘ
gigantic wingspan comparable to a small airplane ⓘ |
| order | Pterosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| possibleFeedingStrategy |
scavenger
ⓘ
terrestrial stalker ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| scientificImportance |
important for studies of azhdarchid ecology
ⓘ
key taxon for understanding size limits of vertebrate flight ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| timeOfExtinction | end-Cretaceous mass extinction ⓘ |
| wingspanEstimate |
10–11 meters
ⓘ
33–36 feet ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1975 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.