- origin.
Tapejarids were
small to medium-sized
pterosaurs with
several unique,
shared characteristics,
mainly relating to the skull. Most
tapejarids possessed...
-
wealth of
pterosaurian fauna,
including pteranodontids, nyctosaurids,
tapejarids and
several indeterminate forms.
Azhdarchids are
characterized by their...
-
contested by
paleontologist Mark Witton, however. It has been
noted that
tapejarids had
short wings,
about as
suited for
soaring as
those of Galliformes,...
- pp. 475–524. Naish, D. (2008). "Crato
Formation fossils and the new
tapejarids."
Weblog entry.
Tetrapod Zoology.
January 18, 2008.
Accessed January 31...
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primarily represented by azhdarchids,
other forms like pteranodontids,
tapejarids (Caiuajara and Bakonydraco),
nyctosaurids and
uncertain forms (Piksi,...
- 2008,
considered the
traditional "
tapejarids" to be a
paraphyletic grade of
primitive azhdarchoids, with true
tapejarids more basal, and the thal****odromines...
- of
tapejarids, the
describers ****umed a
frugivorous lifestyle for Europejara.
Because the
species is so old it
indicates a role for the
tapejarids in...
- Huaxiapterus, and thus
require a new
genus name. A 2023
review of
Chinese tapejarids by Pêgas et al. have
confirmed these analyses,
finding most of them (including...
-
limit does not
apply to
terrestrial pterosaurs, such as
azhdarchids and
tapejarids. Furthermore,
Darren Naish concluded that
atmospheric differences between...
-
length of the tibia,
which may have
borne fleshy pads
similar to
those of
tapejarids. They were plantigrade,
meaning that they
walked with the sole of the...
