Tupandactylus imperator

Tupandactylus imperator

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Azhdarchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: † Pterosauromorpha Ordo: †Pterosauria Subordo: †Pterodactyloidea Superfamilia: †Azhdarchoidea

Familia: †Tapejaridae
Genus: †Tupandactylus
Species: †Tupandactylus imperator

Name

Tupandactylus imperator Campos & Kellner, 1997

Holotype: MCT 1622-R, a skull.

Type locality: Brazil, Nova Olinda, Crato Formation

Etymology: from Latin imperator (“emperor”)

Synonyms

• Ingridia imperator
• Tapejara imperator

References

Primary references

• Campos, D.A. & Kellner, A.W.A. 1997. Short note on the first occurrence of Tapejaridae in the Crato Member (Aptian), Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, northeast Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 69(1): 83–87. BNDigital Reference page. 

Links

• Tupandactylus imperator – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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