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This a pretty cool pterosaur! Welcome to Kariridraco dianae by Cerqueira et al. in: "A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Lower of and the paleobiogeography of the Tapejaridae" - https://t.co/i75nq7uKvc

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2021-09-16

恐竜の派手体色、最近の想像図はちょっとやりすぎ感がある気が。
https://t.co/wgq3JLcAMR
Tapejaridae、南米のトゥピ語の「古きもの」を意味するのだそうだ。
近縁のShenzhoupterus属は中国で発見されて名前が「神舟」なのね

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2020-05-29

Tapejara wellnhoferi
Meaning: "old being"
Height: 1.5 m(4.9 ft)
Wingspan: 3.5 m(11.4 ft)
Lived: Cretaceous South America
Diet: smaller animals, fruit, carcasses
Family: tapejaridae
Named: 1989

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2020-02-29