Pterosaur
Tapejara
Its skeletons have been found in Brazil, in deposits associated with the Santana Formation.
Tapejara had a crest on its snout and a bony extension that pointed backwards.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Tapejara at a glance
- Diet
- Fruit-eating / herbivory proposed
- The diet of tapejarids remains debated. Their toothless beaks do not establish an exact menu.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Tapejaridae
- Tapejarids
- Fossil locations
- Brazil
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Tapejara
It had a semicircular crest on the snout and a bony extension towards the back. It was relatively small among pterosaurs, with an estimated wingspan of around 1.3 meters.
Its skeletons have been found in Brazil, in deposits associated with the Santana Formation. It was relatively small among pterosaurs. Its wingspan refers to the extended wings, a measurement different from body or head length.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
It had a semicircular crest on the snout and a bony extension towards the back. It was relatively small among pterosaurs, with an estimated wingspan of around 1.3 meters.
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- Tapejara
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- Tapejara wellnhoferi
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- Tapejaridae
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- Birds and crocodilians
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