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Quetzalcoatlus was superbly adapted for flight and had   head well clear of any bushes or small trees. Its long neck
           excellent eyesight for targeting prey from long range. But it   and jaws also gave it a very long reach, so it could ambush
           did not have powerful claws for seizing prey from the air. So    animals from cover before they knew they were being
           it probably landed first, folded up its long outer wings, and   watched. Since Quetzalcoatlus lacked teeth or a hooked beak,
           stalked on all fours through the undergrowth in search of   it could not tear prey apart, but it was big enough to swallow
           food. As tall as a giraffe, Quetzalcoatlus could stand with its   dinosaurs like this baby titanosaur whole.





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