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Post by lio99 on Apr 9, 2011 2:39:42 GMT
I have a heap of dinosaur books, and there are 3 pterosaurs that have been thought to be the largest pterosaur of all time, the three are: arambourgiana quetzalcoatlus ornithocheirus please help!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by sbell on Apr 9, 2011 2:44:43 GMT
I have a heap of dinosaur books, and there are 3 pterosaurs that have been thought to be the largest pterosaur of all time, the three are: arambourgiana quetzalcoatlus ornithocheirus please help!!!!!!!! You missed Hatzegopterus. But then, most of these are pretty fragmentary anyway. The real question is why you concern yourself so much with the largest of everything--what does it matter? |
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Post by lio99 on Apr 9, 2011 3:03:26 GMT
I want to know how big these creatures get, anyway back to the point, That's another big one, how many species does scientist need to name?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by stoneage on Apr 9, 2011 3:17:48 GMT
I want to know how big these creatures get, anyway back to the point, That's another big one, how many species does scientist need to name?!!!!!!!!!!!!! Generally Quetzalcoatus northropi is considered to be the largest flying animal ever with a wing-span of 49 feet and weighing 280 pounds. However some such as Donald Henderson argue it was flighless. And Hatzegopteryx is said to be around the same size. |
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Post by stoneage on Apr 9, 2011 3:19:27 GMT
I want to know how big these creatures get, anyway back to the point, That's another big one, how many species does scientist need to name?!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D As many as they find! |
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Post by lio99 on Apr 9, 2011 3:37:49 GMT
What about Arambourgiana?
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Post by deanm on Apr 9, 2011 3:40:01 GMT
Of late there has been some re-sizing of the estimates for Quetzalcoatlus - bringing down to a 36 to 42 foot wingspan. I remember looking at the reference paper but I don't have it handy.
The debate seems now to be centered on Arambourgiana and Hatzegopterus being larger than Quetzalcoatlus by an additional 6-12 feet. These are pretty fragmentary remains though so I take the larger size estimates with a grain of sand until better fossil evidence comes up.
As for Ornithocheirus is was smaller than Quetzalcoatlus.
There even is some debate whether larger pterosaur species will be found in due time. Pterosaur specialist, David Unwin believes that it is possible for there to have been larger forms.
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Post by simon on Apr 9, 2011 4:37:38 GMT
The real question is why you concern yourself so much with the largest of everything--what does it matter? Layman's Dinosaur Rule of the Universe #1: *BIGNESS = COOLNESS* ;D |
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Post by dinoguy2 on Apr 9, 2011 20:32:52 GMT
Here's a useful link with references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur_sizeHatzegopteryx and Quetzelcoatlus are pretty much the exact same size (in fact they're probably synonyms anyway!). |
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Post by zopteryx on Apr 9, 2011 20:46:07 GMT
Whatever happened to that mega-gigantic pterosaur that was speculated to have existed? The claim was based off a giant set of odd footprints in Mexico and a massive piece of a wing-finger from Isreal (which I think turned out to be part of a fossilized tree). It had a wingspan of around 80 feet (!?!?), so they say.
Oh now I remember, it was on a NatGeo special about pterosaurs. "Sky Monsters" is what I believe it was called.
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Post by dinoguy2 on Apr 10, 2011 13:08:23 GMT
Whatever happened to that mega-gigantic pterosaur that was speculated to have existed? The claim was based off a giant set of odd footprints in Mexico and a massive piece of a wing-finger from Isreal (which I think turned out to be part of a fossilized tree). It had a wingspan of around 80 feet (!?!?), so they say. Oh now I remember, it was on a NatGeo special about pterosaurs. "Sky Monsters" is what I believe it was called. The footprints turned out to be natural depressions caused by wave action or something, iirc. |
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Post by DinoLord on Apr 10, 2011 13:15:45 GMT
I'm pretty sure that those footprints turned out to have been made by a theropod.
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Post by Libraraptor on Apr 10, 2011 17:27:45 GMT
I want to know how big these creatures get, anyway back to the point, That's another big one, how many species does scientist need to name?!!!!!!!!!!!!! Generally Quetzalcoatus northropi is considered to be the largest flying animal ever with a wing-span of 49 feet and weighing 280 pounds. However some such as Donald Henderson argue it was flighless. And Hatzegopteryx is said to be around the same size. Flightless Pterosaurs ? EDIT: Wow, really, this assumption has become pretty famous! tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MesozoicLife/message/378 |
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Post by Horridus on Apr 10, 2011 17:57:53 GMT
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Post by lio99 on May 28, 2011 9:57:54 GMT
Sorry guys i havn't been around here for some time.  So does that make Arambourgiana the largest pterosaur of all time?  |
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Post by dinoguy2 on May 28, 2011 14:54:39 GMT
Sorry guys i havn't been around here for some time. So does that make Arambourgiana the largest pterosaur of all time? No, Arambourgania turned out to be smaller than originally thought. It was the same wingspan as Pteranodon. Quetzalcoatlus and Hatzegopteryx (same size) were both the largest pterosaurs of all time. The next largest was Geosternbergia, then Arambourgania, then Pteranodon, then Ornithocheirus. |
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Post by Godzillasaurus on May 31, 2011 0:52:42 GMT
The real question is why you concern yourself so much with the largest of everything--what does it matter? Layman's Dinosaur Rule of the Universe #1: *BIGNESS = COOLNESS* ;D Hahahaha I agree!!! |
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 31, 2011 5:43:39 GMT
Layman's Dinosaur Rule of the Universe #1: *BIGNESS = COOLNESS* ;D Hahahaha I agree!!! Of course it does...just look how cool Godzilla is.. ;D |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on May 31, 2011 7:09:04 GMT
Wow, I didn't know Ornithocheirus was that far down the "totem pole" for size! There are Pteranodons that are larger? Hmm. Well, learn something new every day! Then again, I'm definitely not that current on my flying reptile info. |
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Post by arioch on May 31, 2011 9:51:22 GMT
I honestly doubt we will ever found some significantly larger than Quetzalcoatlus..this animal seems to be already on the size limits of a creature able to fly. Even in the most fanboyish period of dinomania some experts had doubts about its capability to get off the ground. And todays most plausible theories state that bigger azhdarchids basically spent most of their lives on the ground, picking on carrion or small animals.
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