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Torukjara
''Torukjara'' is an extinct genus of tapejarin pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous "Pterosaur Graveyard" (Caiuá Group) of Brazil. The genus contains a Monotypic taxon, single species, ''T. bandeirae'', known from several specimens. The ''Torukjara'' fossil material was originally assigned to ''Caiuajara'', but several anatomical differences indicate that both similar species coexisted in the ecosystem. Discovery and naming The ''Torukjara'' fossil material was discovered in the Pterosaur Graveyard locality which likely belongs to the Rio Paraná Formation (Caiuá Group) of Cruzeiro do Oeste, Paraná State, Brazil. The holotype specimen (CP.V 8175), discovered in 2014, consists of a partial skeleton including a well-preserved skull. This specimen was first described in 2022 as belonging to the coeval ''Caiuajara''. In 2024, Rodrigo V. Pêgas Species description, described ''Torukjara bandeirae'' as a new genus and species of tapejarid pterosaurs based on these f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinopterinae
Tapejaridae (from a Tupi language, Tupi word meaning 'the lord of the ways') is a Family (biology), family of azhdarchoid pterosaurs from the Cretaceous Period (geology), period. Members are currently known from Brazil, England, Hungary, Morocco, Spain, the United States, and China. The most primitive genera were found in China, indicating that the family has an Asian origin. Description Tapejarids were small to medium-sized pterosaurs with several unique, shared characteristics, mainly relating to the skull. Most tapejarids possessed a bony crest arising from the snout (formed mostly by the premaxillary bones of the upper jaw tip). In some species, this bony crest is known to have supported an even larger crest of softer, fibrous tissue that extends back along the skull. Tapejarids are also characterized by their large nasoantorbital fenestra, the main opening in the skull in front of the eyes, which spans at least half the length of the entire skull in this family. Their eye so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
