Tapejara (pterosaur)

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.
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Azhdarchoids
Category:Early Cretaceous pterosaurs of South America
Category:Early Cretaceous reptiles of South America
Category:Taxa named by Alexander Kellner
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1989
Category:Santana Formation
Category:Paleontology in Brazil