they should be covered in fibres, more meaty, etc), but I will talk about this problem of people-snatching pterosaurs. If the person's dead it will eat its carrion. But there was a flying reptile name Quetzalcoatlus that could eat a human. by Alexander Kellner and Langston in 1996, indicating that its status was too uncertain to give it a full new species name. So, I doubt this animal could lift a human. This is contrary to earlier skull material, which seemed to have shown an unusually blunt snout. In 1975, artist Giovanni Casselli depicted Quetzalcoatlus as a small-headed scavenger with an extremely long neck in the book The evolution and ecology of the Dinosaurs by British paleontologist Beverly Halstead. Quetzalcoatlus from Dink, the Little Dinosaur. The feeding habits of Quetzalcoatlus are controversial. When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is halved, unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller than you. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl literally translates as "feathered serpent," and even though Quetzalcoatlus (like other pterosaurs) didn't have feathers, the reference seemed appropriate when this giant pterosaur was first described back in 1971. The carcass had been scavenged by the small dromaeosaurid Saurornitholestes, which broke off a tooth on one of the wing bones. Additionally, the beak, jaw, and neck anatomy are unlike those of any known skimming animal. If there is one thing that you should notice from Quetzalcoatlus pictures, it’s the fact that this was one huge flying reptile. Paleontology I've done a bit of Googling just now, but could find an answer other than "About half of it's weight" which I don't think would be applicable given the Square-Cube Law (Might not be the proper term. More recently, the wingspan estimated has been reduced yet again, this time to 36 feet (10.9 meters). His human body stood 1.92 meters tall and weighed 140 Jin. Could a pterodactyl carry a human? It was approximately 18 feet long, had a wingspan of 36 feet and probably weighed around 250 to 300 pounds. Known Information : I find it strange that such a large, imposing beast would be so skittish. They are carnivorous, feeding mainly on fish and small game taken from the ground. Your wyvern is definitely packing some extra weight. Quetzalcoatlus had precursors in North America and its apparent rise to widespreadness may represent the expansion of its preferred habitat rather than an immigration event, as some experts have suggested. Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain. That would have been a sight to see and that’s for sure. These creatures are solitary and far-ranging, moving all across the island to roost and feed. No no hawk could ever eat a human. Flying, feathered, reptilian deities have figured in Central American mythology since at least 500 A.D. Quetzalcoatlus is the largest flying animal yet found on the island. Rather, they concluded that azhdarchids were more likely terrestrial stalkers, similar to modern storks, and probably hunted small vertebrates on land or in small streams. Originally, it was assumed to catch fish and crustaceans, like most other pterosaurs, until it was realized that it lived 248 miles from any shore during the Cretaceous period and that there was no evidence for an inland water source for miles around. In fact, a bald eagle can only lift a maximum of 5 pounds (or just a tiny dog). Later, when more remains were found, it was realized they could have been a separate species. In fact, some have suggested that giant pterosaurs used their front arms to sort of vault themselves into flying speed. Quetzalcoatlus was the biggest flying animal ever, and it was very specialized for this distinction. A study by Sankar Chatterjee, a Texas Tech University professor, claims that the Quetzalcoatlus would not have been able to fly. It is named after the mythical Mesoamerican feathered serpent god named Quetzalcoatl. Quetzalcoatlus is primarily used by these masters of the skies to safely carry vast quantities of supplies, creatures and human cargo from one base to another without tiring.