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Holy cow that's is the biggest pterosaur I have never seen before it's big and it's huge and this is the Quetzalcoatlus Those flyers can eat fish and dead dinosaurs They lived in the Late Cretaceous Period They Are Found in Texas USA and Alberta Canada They're are Borned in 1975 alone side with why can't we be friends song from brother Bear 2 and jaws 1975 movie
Quetzalcoatlus northropi has gained fame as a candidate for the largest flying animal ever discovered, though estimating its size has been difficult due to the fragmentary nature of the only known specimen. While wingspan estimates over the years have ranged from 5.2–25.8 m (17–85 ft), more recent estimates hover around 10–11 m (33–36 ft). Previously, smaller azhdarchid specimens were referred to the species Q. lawsoni, though other researchers have questioned the placement of this species within the genus.
Historical interpretations of the diet of Quetzalcoatlus have ranged from scavenging to skim-feeding like the modern skimmer bird. However, more recent research has found that it most likely hunted small prey on the ground, in a similar way to storks and ground hornbills. This has been dubbed the terrestrial stalking hypothesis and is thought to be a common feeding behavior among large azhdarchids. On the other hand, the disputed second species, Q. lawsoni, appears to have been associated with alkaline lakes, and a diet of small aquatic invertebrates has been suggested. Similarly, while Q. northropi is speculated to have been fairly solitary, Q. lawsoni appears to have been highly gregarious (social). Azhdarchids like Quetzalcoatlus were highly terrestrial by pterosaur standards, though even the largest were nonetheless capable of flight. Based on the work of Mark P. Witton and Michael Habib in 2010, it now seems likely that pterosaurs, especially larger taxa such as Quetzalcoatlus, launched quadrupedally (from a four-legged posture), using the powerful muscles of their forelimbs to propel themselves off the ground and into the air.
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Holy cow that's is the biggest pterosaur I have never seen before it's big and it's huge and this is the Quetzalcoatlus Those flyers can eat fish and dead dinosaurs They lived in the Late Cretaceous Period They Are Found in Texas USA and Alberta Canada They're are Borned in 1975 alone side with why can't we be friends song from brother Bear 2 and jaws 1975 movie
Quetzalcoatlus northropi has gained fame as a candidate for the largest flying animal ever discovered, though estimating its size has been difficult due to the fragmentary nature of the only known specimen. While wingspan estimates over the years have ranged from 5.2–25.8 m (17–85 ft), more recent estimates hover around 10–11 m (33–36 ft). Previously, smaller azhdarchid specimens were referred to the species Q. lawsoni, though other researchers have questioned the placement of this species within the genus.
Historical interpretations of the diet of Quetzalcoatlus have ranged from scavenging to skim-feeding like the modern skimmer bird. However, more recent research has found that it most likely hunted small prey on the ground, in a similar way to storks and ground hornbills. This has been dubbed the terrestrial stalking hypothesis and is thought to be a common feeding behavior among large azhdarchids. On the other hand, the disputed second species, Q. lawsoni, appears to have been associated with alkaline lakes, and a diet of small aquatic invertebrates has been suggested. Similarly, while Q. northropi is speculated to have been fairly solitary, Q. lawsoni appears to have been highly gregarious (social). Azhdarchids like Quetzalcoatlus were highly terrestrial by pterosaur standards, though even the largest were nonetheless capable of flight. Based on the work of Mark P. Witton and Michael Habib in 2010, it now seems likely that pterosaurs, especially larger taxa such as Quetzalcoatlus, launched quadrupedally (from a four-legged posture), using the powerful muscles of their forelimbs to propel themselves off the ground and into the air.
ft: @TigersharkNation2691
@disneyvillainrocket1
@spencerstark6420
@thomashuffman3237
