Tag: quetzalcoatlus
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New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Japan
SciNews has a story about the discovery of a new species of quetzalcoatline azhdarchid pterosaur in Japan. The animal has been named Nipponopterus mifunensis. It lived about 90 million years ago in what is now the Japanese island of Kyushu. The quetzalcoatline azhdarchids include the largest flying animals ever known, with up to 30+ foot…
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The Brain Scoop: Going out on a limb for Quetzalcoatlus
There’s a new episode of “The Brain Scoop”. It was made as part of the new PBS series “Prehistoric Road Trip”. This one is about the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus. Quetzalcoatlus was the largest flying animal of all time. But this extraordinary animal is known from only a handful of bones; a complete skeleton has…
