Named By: | Kellner in 1989 |
Time Period: | Aptian-Albian, 112 Ma |
Location: | Brazil - Santana Formation |
Size: | 3.5 meter wingspan |
Diet: | Although usually depicted as a piscivore, Tapejara is sometimes considered to be a Frugivore |
Fossil(s): | Well preserved specimen |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria | Pterodactyloidea | Tapejaridae | Tapejarinae | |
Tapejara (from a Tupi word meaning "the old being") is a genus of Brazilian pterosaur from the Cretaceous Period (Santana Formation, dating to about 112 Ma ago). Tapejara crests consisted of a semicircular crest over the snout, and a bony prong which extended back behind the head.