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Quetzalcoatlus (/ k ɛ t s əl k oʊ ˈ æ t l ə s /) is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous in North America. The type specimen, recovered in 1971 from the Javelina Formation of Texas, United States, consists of several wing fragments and was described as Quetzalcoatlus northropi in 1975 by Douglas Lawson.
Hatzegopteryx (A-B), Arambourgiania (C) and Quetzalcoatlus sp. (D-E) The largest known pterosaur was Quetzalcoatlus northropi, at 127 kg (280 lb) and with a wingspan of 10–12 m (33–39 ft). [375] Another close contender is Hatzegopteryx, also with a wingspan of 12 m (39 ft) or more. [375] This estimate is based on a skull 3 m (9.8 ft) long ...
The skybax (Quetzalcoatlus skybax) is a fictional creature in the Dinotopia fantasy book series. In the series, it carries "skybax riders" to their destination, although the skybax itself does the steering. The master pilot that trains the riders in the books is Oolu, one of the Aerial Habitat Partners.
The name Quetzalcoatl comes from Nahuatl and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". [15] In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'."
Azhdarchidae (from the Persian word azhdar, اژدر, a dragon-like creature in Persian mythology) is a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the Late Cretaceous Period, though an isolated vertebra apparently from an azhdarchid is known from the Early Cretaceous as well (late Berriasian age, about 140 million years ago). [1]
Quetzalcoatlus: a giant pterosaur capable of flight with wings of a diameter of around 40 to 50 feet (12.2 to 15.2 m). Ophthalmosaurus (identified as ichthyosaur): a prehistoric creature resembling a dolphin, some species of ichthyosaur growing to 75 feet (22.9 m).
They assigned it to Quetzalcoatlus northropi and mistakenly identified it as a femur. A wingspan of 13 m (43 ft) was estimated. A wingspan of 13 m (43 ft) was estimated. [ 5 ] [ 2 ] However, nowadays, wingspan estimates for Q. northropi have been more moderate, at around 10 to 11 m (33 to 36 ft), which would still make it one of the largest ...
Lawson began his synecological research during his master's degree studying the paleoecology of the Tornillo Formation in Big Bend National Park, Texas.During his study of this Late Cretaceous intermontane basin community, he discovered the fossil remains of the giant pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, which he named in honor of John K. Northrop because of its similarity to Northrop's flying ...