Quetzalcoatlus northropi

Lawson 1975

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Ptérosaures

Carnivore Volant Terrestrial

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Classification

Pterosauria Order

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Pterodactyloidea Suborder

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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily

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Azhdarchidae Family

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Quetzalcoatlinae Subfamily

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Quetzalcoatlus Genus

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Quetzalcoatlus northropi Species

Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States

Geological formations

Javelina

Black Peaks

Temporal distribution

Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

D. A. Lawson. 1975. Could pterosaurs fly?. Science 188:676-677 DOI ↗

Bibliography (2)

B. Andres and W. Langston Jr. 2021. Morphology and taxonomy of Quetzalcoatlus Lawson 1975 (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(2):46-202 DOI ↗

D. A. Lawson. 1975. Could pterosaurs fly?. Science 188:676-677 DOI ↗