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Quetzacoatlus

 

Quetzacoatlus Facts

Name Means
"Like Quetzalcoatl" (like a feathered snake god of the Aztecs)
Type
Giant pterosaur (flyer), predator and scavenger
Lived When
Late Cretaceous 70-65 million years ago)
Wingspan
36 feet (up to 49 feet!)
Weight
150-300 pounds
Weapons
Claws, strong beak was good for snapping open shellfish
Diet
Fish, shellfish, crabs, dead and dying food like dinosaurs
Habitat
Inlands, near rivers and lakes. Fossils come from Texas and Mexico.

Interesting
Quetzacoatlus
Facts

Quetzacoatlus's head was bigger than a human body, more than 6 feet long, and its neck was 10 feet long!

We don't know for sure whether Quetzacoatlus had feathers.

Quetzacoatlus had a large brain and big eyes.

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Quetzacoatlus had a head bigger than a human BODY!

Quetzacoatlus may have been both a predator and a scavenger

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Find more quetzacoatlus facts at:

http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/fact_files/volcanic/quetzalcoatlus.htm

 

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