Quetzalcoatlus Lawson 1975 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria - Azhdarchidae

Full reference: D. A. Lawson. 1975. Could pterosaurs fly?. Science 188:676-677

Parent taxon: Quetzalcoatlinae according to B. Andres and W. Langston 2021

See also Andres et al. 2014, Andres and Myers 2013, Bennett 1989, Carroll 1988, Headden and Campos 2014, Henderson and Peterson 2006, Martill and Naish 2006, Murry et al. 1991, Nessov 1991, Padian 1984, Unwin 2003 and Wang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Thanatosdrakon, Wellnhopterus

Subtaxa: Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni Quetzalcoatlus northropi

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Type: Quetzalcoatlus northropi

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (8: Texas collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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