Talk:Pteranodon/@comment-203.213.245.12-20160814023700/@comment-25118285-20160820204959

Since we really don't know enough about pterosaurs to say what they could and couldn't carry, I'm not going to tell you you're wrong. But I just did some research and - if we compare pterosaurs to birds - quetz could probably carry humans for at least short durations. Harpy eagles are known to carry prey with equal weight to them with ease and can even snatch up prey 2-3 times their weight. If we assume this would be true for a pterosaur, we are well within the weight limits of quetzalcoatlus. The smallest size estimate for quetz is 70kg or 150lbs, while the average weight of a human is 62kg or 136.7lbs.