Quetzalcoatlus, Late Cretaceous should have stayed thereKayla Watts upon the arrival of a Quetzalcoatlus Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of Texas (Maastrichtian stage, 72.1–66.0 million years ago). It was a member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of advanced toothless pterosaurs with unusually long, stiffened necks. Its name comes from the Mesoamerican feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. It was also famous for being the largest species of any animal to ever fly. The ty