Species
Valid Extinct

Quetzalcoatlus northropi

Lawson 1975

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
6
Group
Ptérosaures
Carnivore Volant Terrestrial
Classification
Pterosauria Order
Pterodactyloidea Suborder
Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
Azhdarchidae Family
Quetzalcoatlinae Subfamily
Quetzalcoatlus Genus
Quetzalcoatlus northropi Species
Fossil sites 6 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
6
Geological formations
Black Peaks
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
6
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 ↗