Tupuxuara
Tupuxuara was a pterosaur that lived 112 million years ago. It was found in the Santana Formation, the remains of an inland sea.
| Tupuxuara Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous 112–108 mya
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| Genus: | Tupuxuara Kellner & Campos, 1988
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Some species were quite small, but the largest skull (length 130 cms) suggests a wingspan of 5.5 metres. It was an Azdarchid pterosaur, the same group as Quetzalcoatlus.
Tupuxuara Media
Restored skull of T. longicristatus
Restored skull of T. leonardii
Restored skull of T. deliradamus
Artist's impression of T. leonardii (left) and T. longicristatus (right)
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