The Largest Flying Animal Ever Discovered: Quetzalcoatlus

Описание: Is there any flying prehistoric creature that is as big as an aircraft?

In 1971, Douglas A. Lawson, a geology graduate student from the University of Texas uncovered a partial wing of a creature that seemed to be very very large.

Lawson announced his find in 1975 in the journal Science and surprised the public and the paleontology community because the partial wing belonged to a creature with an estimated wingspan of 33 feet (10 m), essentially the same size as a light aircraft.

It was named Quetzalcoatlus, the largest pterosaur and flying animal ever discovered. With a wingspan of up to 36 feet (11 meters), this creature was a true giant of the skies. Scientists have found that they might have been terrestrial stalkers similar to modern storks, hunting small vertebrates on land or in small streams.

With hind legs like jet engines, Quetzalcoatlus was able to launch into the air and fly. And Lawson’s mysterious partial wing discovery about an aircraft-sized flying reptile has since inspired millions worldwide.

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