TAPEJARA

Educational Information

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class:  Reptilia
Order:  Pterosauria
Suborder:  Pterodactyloidea
Family:  Tapejaridae
Subfamily:  Tapejarinae
Genus:  Tapejara

Mighty Tapejara had a wingspan of 16-19 feet and lived during the early Cretaceous period. This carnivore was a marine pterosaur, or flying reptile, with a jaw like a bird’s beak and a bright red head crest, 3 feet tall.