Articles for tag: Aviation Mysteries, Flying Reptiles, Largest Flyers, Prehistoric Giants

Quetzalcoatlus

6 Theories on How the Largest Flyers Stayed Airborne

Suhail Ahmed

They stretched wider than a small plane, casting moving shadows that must have startled anything below. Yet the real shock isn’t their size – it’s the idea that they flew at all. Pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus and giant birds such as Argentavis and Pelagornis didn’t just drift; they launched, climbed, and crossed distances that would tire ...