Tupandactylus

Tupandactylus is anchored by specimen MCT.R.1884 from the Crato Formation; this provenance supports a sampled occurrence only and does not define the genus-wide range or pterosaur feather origin. This navigation entry is not a phylogeny or a complete taxon dossier.

Represented range115–110 Ma

Content packagemarine-reptiles-pterosaurs

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Evidence boundary

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Claim ledger

fossil-range · high

Tupandactylus is anchored by specimen MCT.R.1884 from the Crato Formation; this provenance supports a sampled occurrence only and does not define the genus-wide range or pterosaur feather origin.

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Known limits

A missing branch or fossil occurrence does not imply biological absence. Internal nodes are not calibrated divergence estimates.

References

Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathersCincotta, A.; Nicolaï, M.; Campos, H.B.N.; et al. · 2022 · DOI 10.1038/s41586-022-04622-3
Open Tree of Life web servicesOpenTreeOfLife Project
The Paleobiology Database application programming interfacePeters, S.E.; McClennen, M. · 2016 · DOI 10.1017/pab.2015.39
Denormalized occurrence and taxon tables of the Paleobiology DatabaseThe Paleobiology Database Community; Kocsis, Á.T. · 2026 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21620933

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