Specimen MCT.R.1884 preserves cranial soft tissues, monofilaments and branched feather-like structures with distinct melanosome geometries.
Represented range113–113 Ma
RegionsCrato Formation, Araripe Basin, Brazil
CladesTupandactylus cf. imperator · Pterosauria
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morphology · medium
Tupandactylus specimen MCT.R.1884 preserves monofilaments, branched feather-like structures and distinct melanosome geometries in cranial soft tissues; exact colours, signalling roles and a universal pterosaur covering are not directly observed.