Scientific Name:
Quetzalcoatlus northropi (meaning "Northrop's Quetzalcoatl")
Year Of Naming:
1975
Family:
Quetzalcoatlinae, Azhdarchidae, Pterodactyloidea, Pterosauria
Size:
5 meters (16 ft) in height, 10 - 11 meters (33 - 36 ft) in wingspan
Discovery & Time Period:
Javelina Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 68 - 66 mya
Date Of Release:
July 8th, 2018
Scientific Name:
Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni (meaning "Lawson's Quetzalcoatl")
Year Of Naming:
2021
Family:
Quetzalcoatlini, Azhdarchidae, Pterodactyloidea, Pterosauria
Size:
5.4 meters (17.7 ft) in wingspan
Discovery & Time Period:
Javelina Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 68 - 66 mya
Date Of Release:
December 28th, 2021
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