Tapejara wellnhoferi
Genus of tapejarid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapejara (from a Tupi word meaning "the lord of the ways"[1]) is a genus of Brazilian pterosaur from the Cretaceous Period (Santana Formation, dating to about 127 to 112 million years ago). 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).[2]
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Tapejara wellnhoferi | |
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Reconstructed skeleton | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Family: | †Tapejaridae |
Subfamily: | †Tapejarinae |
Tribe: | †Tapejarini |
Genus: | †Tapejara Kellner, 1989 |
Species: | †T. wellnhoferi |
Binomial name | |
†Tapejara wellnhoferi Kellner, 1989 | |
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