Quetzalcoatlus northropi

Quetzalcoatlus northropi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Azhdarchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: † Pterosauromorpha Ordo: †Pterosauria Subordo: †Pterodactyloidea Superfamilia: †Azhdarchoidea

Familia: †Azhdarchidae
Genus: Quetzalcoatlus
Species: †Quetzalcoatlus northropi

Name

Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975

• Type locality: Big Bend – in a Maastrichtian fluvial sandstone in the Javelina Formation of Texas.
• Holotype: TMM 41450-3, a set of postcrania (partial forelimb).

References

• Lawson, D.A., 1975: Could pterosaurs fly? Science, 188: 676–677 DOI: 10.1126/science.188.4189.676-a [original description; login required]
• †Quetzalcoatlus northropi Lawson, 1975 (pterosaur). The Paleobiology Database