Natural Science Forum / Biology / Paleontology / January 2006

In a discussion about whether Noach & sons may have used pterosaurs as
flying mounts (don't ask), a participitant invoked a certain David
Peters, the possessor of a website on pterosaurs at
www.pterosaurinfo.com with a ghastly colour scheme,  as an authority
for what seems to be pretty extreme sizes and abilities for larger
Azhdarchids, particularly Quetzalcoatlus. Numbers like 18m wingspan and
400-500 kg weight were mentioned, which is alot bigger than any other
estimate i can find on the net. It was also implied this monster was
capable of power flight!

Looking around at the net, many popular pages refer enthusiastically to
Mr Peters and his webpage, but it seems professional pterosaur workers
consider him an unscientific phantast. I was wondering what people here
think of him.