Tapejaridae
Family of azhdarchoid pterosaurs from the Cretaceous period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapejaridae (from a Tupi word meaning "the lord of the ways") are a family of pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Cretaceous period. Members are currently known from Brazil, England, Hungary, Morocco,[3] Spain,[4] the United States,[5] and China. The most primitive genera were found in China, indicating that the family has an Asian origin.[6]
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Tapejaridae | |
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Collection of various tapejarid skulls to scale with one another. From left to right, top to bottom:
Torukjara bandeirae, Caiuajara dobruskii, Tupandactylus imperator, Tapejara wellnhoferi, Huaxiadraco corollatus, and Sinopterus dongi | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Tapejariformes |
Family: | †Tapejaridae Kellner, 1989 |
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†Tapejara wellnhoferi Kellner, 1989 | |
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