Tapejara wellnhoferi Tapejara (from a Tupi word meaning "the lord of the path") is a genus of Brazilian pterosaur from the Cretaceous Period (Santana Group, dating to about 127 to 112 million years ago). Tapejara crests consisted of a semicircular crest over the snout, and a bony prong which extended back behind the head. It was a small pterosaur, with a wingspan of approximately 1.23–1.3 metres (4.0–4.3 ft). The holotype of Tapejara (MN 6595-V, originally catalogued as CD-R 080) consists of a partial skull. It was described in 1989 by Alexander W. A. Kellner, who recognised it as a new genus and species. Kellner named it Tapejara wellnhoferi, ostensibly translating to "Wellnhofer's old being". However, the name actually derives from the Tupí-Guaraní tape ("path") and jara ("lord"), and therefore, T. wellnhoferi actually translates to "Wellnhofer's lord of the path". Another, more complete specimen, AMNH 24440, was discovered in the same year as Kellner's original description, in a calcareous concretion. The providence of this specimen is unclear, though it likely comes from either the Jardim or Santana do Cariri localities. AMNH 24440 consists of a partial skull, a partial mandible (lower jaw), and an anterior (front) cervical (neck) vertebra. In 2011, another, SMNK PAL 1137, was described, also found in a concretion. This specimen consists of a fairly complete premaxillo-maxilla, a unit consisting of the fused premaxillae and maxillae, and much of the braincase. The locality from which it originates is uncertain, though given that the concretion was originally blue, it likely comes from the Sierra de Maosina locality, part of the Romualdo Formation of the Santana Group.
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