Tupandactylus

tupandactylus

In Depth        The creation of the Tupandactylus pterosaur genus was born out‭ ‬of the reclassification of the‭ ‬ Tapejara species,‭ ‬Tapejara imperator.‭ ‬This was done on the basis that Tapejara imperator displayed several notable differences to the Tapejara type species Tapejara wellnhoferi.        A re-assignment for Tapejara navigans was also attempted for‭ ‬the new genus of … Read more

Aymberedactylus

In Depth        Aymberedactylus is a genus of tapejarid pterosaur that lived in what is now Brazil during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of the genus description the only fossils of Aymberedactylus are the lower jaws.‭ ‬These however seem to indicate that Aymberedactylus is one of the‭ ‬most‭ ‬primitive tapejarid pterosaurs known to us. Further … Read more