Quetzalcoatlus

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? Quetzalcoatlus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Pterosauria Suborder: Pterodactyloidea Family: Azhdarchidae Genus: Quetzalcoatlus Lawson, 1975
Species
Q. northropi (type) Q. sp.

Quetzalcoatlus was a huge pterosaur. It was 12 meters across. It was one of the largest animals to ever fly. Quetzalcoatlus had a very long neck and head. When it stood on the ground it was as tall as a giraffe. It lived 65 million years ago, near the end of the time of dinosaurs.

Quetzalcoatlus probably ate fish. It had no teeth, but a very long beak. Some people think it ate by flying with its jaw in the water, and snapping up fish when it hit them. Birds called skimmers do this.

Quetzalcoatlus was shown in the movie When Dinosaurs Roamed America eating a dead Triceratops carcass. It was also shown when Triceratops and Anatotitan were first shown.