Genus
Valid Extinct

Tapejara

Kellner 1989

Tapejara is a genus of Brazilian pterosaur from the Cretaceous period. Tapejara crests consisted of a semicircular crest over the snout, and a bony prong which extended back behind the head. It was a small pterosaur, with a wingspan of approximately 1.23–1.3 metres (4.0–4.3 ft).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Frugivore Volant Marine
Tapejara
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Azhdarchoidea Superfamily
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Neoazhdarchia Unranked clade
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Tapejaroidea Superfamily
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Tapejaridae Family
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Tapejara Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇧🇷 Brazil
1
Geological formations
Romualdo
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tapejara wellnhoferi 120 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
A. W. A. Kellner. 1989. A new edentate pterosaur of the Lower Cretaceous from the Araripe Basin, northeast Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 61(4):439-446
Bibliography (1)
A. W. A. Kellner. 1989. A new edentate pterosaur of the Lower Cretaceous from the Araripe Basin, northeast Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 61(4):439-446