Tupandactylus

Tupandactylus (meaning "Tupan finger", in reference to the Tupi thunder god) is a genus of tapejarid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil.

Tupandactylus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
Reconstructed T. imperator skeleton, National Museum of Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Tapejaridae
Subfamily: Tapejarinae
Tribe: Tapejarini
Genus: Tupandactylus
Kellner & Campos, 2007
Type species
Tapejara imperator
Campos & Kellner, 1997
Species
  • Tupandactylus imperator
    (Campos & Kellner, 1997)
  • Tupandactylus navigans
    (Frey, Martill & Buchy, 2003)
Synonyms
List of synonyms
  • Genus synonymy
      • Ingridia
        Unwin & Martill, 2007
    Synonyms of T. imperator
      • Tapejara imperator
        Campos & Kellner, 1997
      • Ingridia imperator
        (Campos & Kellner, 1997)
    Synonyms of T. navigans
      • Tapejara navigans
        Frey, Martill & Buchy, 2003
      • Ingridia navigans
        (Frey, Martill & Buchy, 2003)
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