Noun
quetzalcoatlus (plural quetzalcoatluses)
A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
Flight Artist's impression of an individual in flight The nature of flight in Quetzalcoatlus and other giant azhdarchids was poorly understood until serious biomechanical studies were conducted in the 21st century. Source: Internet
Skull reconstruction of Q. sp. The holotype specimen of Q. northropi has yet to be properly described and diagnosed, and the current status of the genus Quetzalcoatlus has been identified as problematic. Source: Internet
That same year, in a subsequent letter to the same journal, he made the original large specimen, TMM 41450-3, the holotype of a new genus and species, Quetzalcoatlus northropi. Source: Internet
"Cranial remains of Quetzalcoatlus (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from Late Cretaceous sediments of Big Bend National Park, Texas." Source: Internet
This possible second species from Texas was provisionally referred to as a Quetzalcoatlus sp. by Alexander Kellner and Langston in 1996, indicating that its status was too uncertain to give it a full new species name. Source: Internet
Cultural significance Models in South Bank for the Royal Society's 350th anniversary exhibition Quetzalcoatlus has been featured in documentaries, both in cinemas and on television, since the 1980s. Source: Internet