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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 ...
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]
11-year-old’s beach find was likely largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s oceans, scientists say. Ashley Strickland, CNN. April 18, 2024 at 8:14 AM.
Anurognathus is another small pterosaur, with a wingspan of 35 cm (14 in) and 40 g (1.4 oz) in body mass, [2] along with an indeterminate non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Portland Formation, although it is indeterminate and known from very fragmentary remains, only including a tooth, and part of the wrist bones.
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Well-known examples of pterodactyloids include Pterodactylus, Pteranodon, and Quetzalcoatlus. In 2014, fossils from the Shishugou Formation of China were classified as the most basal pterodactyloid yet found, Kryptodrakon. At a minimum age of about 161 my, it is about 5 million years older than the oldest previously known confirmed specimens. [4]
The largest known specimen among the living crocodilians was an Orinoco crocodile with a length of 6.78 m (22.2 ft). [2] One of the largest known Saltwater crocodile measured 6.2 m (20.3 ft) and was shot in Papua New Guinea. [2] A 6.17 m (20.2 ft) long individual was captured alive in Mindanao in 2011. [3]