Sky King

Posted in Science & Math by Greg Ross on December 16th, 2005

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The largest known flying animal of all time was Quetzalcoatlus northropi, a pterosaur that flapped around Texas 80 million years ago.

Its wingspan was estimated at 39.37 feet — the length of a school bus.
(Image: Wikimedia Commons)