Tapejara was a genus of likely frugivorous pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Santana Formation of northeastern Brazil. They reached a wingspan of 3.5 meters (11 feet).
They can be easily recognized by their massive and presumably brightly coloured or patterned crests consisting of a bone frame with a sail stretched between. This crest varied in size (~1-3 feet across) between species, and is shared only with Tapejara's closest relatives. The genus Tupandactylus were formerly considered species of Tapejara.
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Games[]
Jurassic Park: Builder[]
see Tapejara/Builder
Tapejara was one of the creatures available in the IOS and Android App game Jurassic Park: Builder. it was released for the first time on November 14th 2014. It appears to be based on Tapejara navigans, which is now considered a species of Tupandactylus. Despite being a carnivore and a pterosaur in the game, they got an enclosure without fences like what the herbivores in the game got. Ironically, the real animal was likely an omnivore.
Jurassic World: The Game[]
see Tapejara/JW: TG
Tapejara appears in Jurassic World: The Game as a rare non-hybrid pterosaur and costs 670 DNA after being hatched for the first time. In Jurassic World: The Game, Tapejara had teeth in its beak while it had no teeth in reality. Like in Jurassic Park: Builder, it seems to be based off of Tupandactylus (although a different species, Tupandactylus imperator instead of Tupandactylus navigans), which also had no teeth in reality.
Jurassic World Play[]
Tapejara appears in this game with the release of Jurassic World: Dino Rivals.
Jurassic World Evolution 2[]
see Tapejara/JW: E2
Tapejara is one of the pterosaurs that appear in Jurassic World Evolution 2.
Jurassic World: Primal Ops[]
see Tapejara/JW: PO
Tapejara was a legendary pterosaur of the Pteranodon family that could be rescued in the Dominion update.
Jurassic World: Alive[]
see Tapejara/JW: A
Tapejara is a rare cunning pterosaur that was added to the game in update 3.6.
Jurassic World Evolution 3[]
Tapejara has been confirmed to return to Jurassic World Evolution 3 through the "Building Your Parks" video.
Toys[]
Jurassic Park III toy line[]
In the Jurassic Park III toy line, a figure of Tapejara appears. It has a very large crest. Compared to the human figures of the same series this Tapejara appears to have a wingspan of at least 10 metres, while the only known Tapejara species only grew to a wing scale of about 6 metres. It appears to be based on Tupandactylus, (being its synonym, Tapejara imperator) which only had a 5 meter wingspan.[1] The toy figure is shown it has teeth on its beak which it does not have in real life.
For a detailed description: Tapejara at JPToys.
Jurassic World: Dino Rivals[]
A 2019 line from Mattel features Tapejara. Like the previous toyline, it appears to be based on Tupandactylus.
Jurassic World: Rebirth (toyline)[]
Tapejara is also sold in the 2025 line, being a repaint of its Dino Rivals figure.
References[]
- ↑ Tapejara review at JPToys by Roselaar.
