Quetzalcoatlus was one of the last of the pterosaurs (flying reptiles that, contrary to what some people think, are not dinosaurs). This creature and its closest relatives are by far the largest flying animals that have ever been discovered. The wings of Quetzalcoatlus stretched up to 37 feet (11 meters) from tip to tip - as wide as a small airplane! By comparison, the largest living flying bird, the wandering albatross, has a wingspan of only 11 feet (3.3 meters). Quetzalcoatlus had long, toothless jaws and a crest on top of its head. Kept aloft by its immense wings, it could probably soar over vast distances in search of food. The first remains of Quetzalcoatlus were discovered in southwestern Texas in 1971.For over 25 years, Safari Ltd. has been proud to provide this premier line of scale model, dinosaur collectibles. These award winning dinosaur replicas are authenticated by the paleontologists of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who houses the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. Each Carnegie dinosaur can have up to 25 steps of hand painting to ensure the highest quality in the world marketplace.