Species: wellnhoferi KELLNER, 1989
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Peter Wellnhofer, who has contributed very much
to the study of pterosaurs.
Holotype: Desiree Collection CD-R-080
Locality: Chapade do Araripe, Ceara State, Northeastern Brazil.
Horizon: Romualdo Member, Santana Formation, Araripe Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Aptian or Early Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: Fragmentary skull of a juvenile.
Tapejara wellnhoferi Holotype: Desiree Collection CD-R-080, after Kellner (1989); A) as pereserved; B) reconstruction.
Referred material:
KELLNER, 1996
MCT 1500-R: Skull missing tip of premaxillae, part of the middle portion of the skull, and most of the sagittal crest, and the anterior and posterior ends of the mandible and a perfect braincase.
Tapejara wellnhoferi AMNH 24440; A) after Wellnhofer & Kellner, (1991): B-C) modified from Wellhofer & Kellner (1991), based on new specimens. B) dorsal; C) lateral views, and D) cross-section of bill.
ECK, ELGIN & FREY, 2011
AMNH 24440, UOSG 12891, MN 6595-V: Skulls.
Locality: Unknown, but likely Sierra de Maosina, Chapade do Araripe, Ceara State, Northeastern Brazil.
Horizon: Romualdo Member, Santana Formation, Araripe Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Aptian or Early Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material:
SMNK PAL 1137: Partial skull (adult?) and postcranial elements of at least two different individuals (juveniles).
Tapejara wellnhoferi SMNK PAL 1137, after Eck, et al., (2011); A) neurocranium in lateral; and B) dorsal views.
Tapejara wellnhoferi specimens: A) after Eck, et al., (2011) two different sized individuals; two small and one larger specimen, SMNK PAL 1137; B) after Elgin et al., (2012); SMNK PAL 3986.
ELGIN & CAMPOS, 2012
Locality: Unknown, Chapade do Araripe, Ceara State, Northeastern Brazil.
Horizon: Romualdo Member, Santana Formation, Araripe Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Aptian or Early Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material:
SMNK PAL 3986: Fragmentary lower jaw and fragmentary skeleton.
Skeleton reconstruction.
VILA NOVA, SAYAO, LANGER, & KELLNER, 2015
AMNH 24445: Cervicals IV to VI.
Tapejara wellnhoferi skulls, all after Elgin & Campos, (2012): A) SAP 12891; B) SMK PAL 1137; C) IMNH 1053; D) SMNK PAL 3986.
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