If undaunted by the oysterâs rough, rock-hard, nearly-impossible-to-open shell, the undoubtedly famished first taster would then have confronted the gray, slimy, almost phlegmatic appearance of its plump body.
2 Answers. 0. The largest flying animals that ever lived were members of the Azhadrichidae family of pterosaurs, flying reptiles that lived around the same time as the dinosaurs, though they were not actually dinosaurs. The name Azhadrichidae comes from the word Ajdarxo, a dragon in Uzbek mythology.
1 Giant Moa native to New Zealand was the tallest bird ever with a height of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and weighed 50% less than the elephant bird. 2  Brontornis native to South America was the largest predatory and flightless bird with height of about 9 feet 2 inches (2.8 meters) and weighed about 770 to 880 lbs.