Quetzalcoatlus was one of the largest pterosaurs to dominate the prehistoric skies. Learn more about its size and characteristics, and fascinating facts about other pterosaurs as well. Pterosaurs, ...

Quetzalcoatlus—a member of the ancient group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs—was the largest flying creature to ever live. This giraffe-sized reptile had thin limbs, a terrifyingly long beak and ...

The largest-ever flying animal acted like a giant heron, plucking prey from the water and launching itself into the air. Quetzalcoatlus northropi was a pterosaur which ruled the skies for millions of ...

The bones of an extinct reptile tell a story of how this ancient creature took an 8-foot leap of faith in the air to take flight, new research has revealed. The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, the largest ...

HOUSTON – The scene at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences Friday (Jan. 14) was a model enthusiast's dream. Working in front of a crowd of visitors, a museum crew pieced together a fossil replica ...

As the world neared the end of the dinosaur age, one creature claimed the heavens, Quetzalcoatlus, the ultimate aerial predator. With wings stretching over 30 feet, it hunted across river deltas ...

The Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl is one of those great all-purpose deities – in contrast to, say, Verminus, the strangely specialized Roman god of cattle worms. A feathered serpent of sorts, ...

Scientists have decoded the mystery of how a giant dinosaur that lived 67 million years ago learned to fly. Paleontologists have known about the existence of the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus that ...