Quetzalcoatlus

Summary

Quetzalcoatlus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Quetzalcoatlus ranks in the top 0.1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,490 views/month, #10 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Quetzalcoatlus is credited with the discovery of Douglas A. Lawson^[3].
• Quetzalcoatlus's image is recorded as Quetzalcoatlus by johnson mortimer-d9n2b06.jpg^[4].
• Quetzalcoatlus's image is recorded as Gfp-quetzalcaotlus white background.jpg^[5].
• Quetzalcoatlus's image is recorded as Life restoration of a group of giant azhdarchids, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, foraging on a Cretaceous fern prairie.png^[6].
• Quetzalcoatlus's image is recorded as Quetzalcoatlus07.jpg^[7].
• Quetzalcoatlus's image is recorded as QuetzalcoatlusROM.JPG^[8].
• Quetzalcoatlus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[9].
• Quetzalcoatlus's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[10].
• Quetzalcoatl is named after Quetzalcoatlus^[11].
• Quetzalcoatlus's parent taxon is recorded as Quetzalcoatlinae^[12].
• Quetzalcoatlus's location of discovery is recorded as Javelina Formation^[13].
• Quetzalcoatlus's location of discovery is recorded as Hell Creek Formation^[14].
• Quetzalcoatlus's taxon name is recorded as Quetzalcoatlus^[15].
• Quetzalcoatlus's Commons category is recorded as Quetzalcoatlus^[16].
• Quetzalcoatlus's taxonomic type is recorded as Quetzalcoatlus northropi^[17].
• Quetzalcoatlus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Quetzalcoatlus's start time is recorded as -68000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Quetzalcoatlus's end time is recorded as -66000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Quetzalcoatlus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06bcz^[21].
• Quetzalcoatlus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4532239^[22].
• Quetzalcoatlus's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 44218^[23].
• Quetzalcoatlus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 38504^[24].
• Quetzalcoatlus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4818447^[25].
• Quetzalcoatlus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quetzalcoatlus^[26].
• Quetzalcoatlus's Commons gallery is recorded as Quetzalcoatlus^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Quetzalcoatlus is credited with the discovery of Douglas A. Lawson^[3].

Why It Matters

Quetzalcoatlus ranks in the top 0.1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,490 views/month, #10 of 9,701).^[2] Quetzalcoatlus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Quetzalcoatlus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]