Quetzalcoatlus

No, Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but was not a dinosaur.2

It had a wingspan of about 10 to 11 metres (33 to 36 feet), which is as wide as a small airplane. It weighed around 230 kilograms (500 pounds).12

It most likely hunted small prey on the ground, like storks and ground hornbills do. Some scientists think it also ate small aquatic animals.1

Yes, it could fly. It probably launched into the air by pushing off the ground with its strong front legs, using a four-legged takeoff.1

It lived about 68 to 66 million years ago, at the very end of the Cretaceous period, just before the big extinction that killed the dinosaurs.12

Its fossils were discovered in Big Bend National Park in Texas, USA, in rocks of the Javelina Formation.12

Quetzalcoatlus had a much bigger wingspan than T. rex was tall, but T. rex was heavier. Quetzalcoatlus was not a dinosaur, so they are hard to compare directly.1

No, it did not have feathers. It was covered in hair-like filaments called pycnofibres, which are different from feathers.1

It walked on all fours, using its wings as front legs, similar to a bat. It could also walk with a pacing gait.12

It is one of the largest flying animals ever, with a wingspan of about 10 to 11 metres. Some other pterosaurs like Hatzegopteryx were similar in size.1