Tapejara

Tapejara from a Tupi word (ancestor of Nheengatu) meaning "the old being".

Tapejara wellnhoferi, a small azhdarchoid pterodactyloid from the Early Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil, provides critical information about the aerodynamic function of its spectacular head crest. The cranial crests in pterodactyloids were sexually dimorphic and are thought to have evolved in adult males in response to female mate choice.

However, having cranial crests in front of the center of gravity would make the yaw axis unstable during flight and may appear to be a disadvantage. The yawing rotations and instability from the crest were probably minimized by the vertically aligned webbed feet. Here, we demonstrate how the crest served as a front rudder to facilitate quick turns and flight control. According to a computer simulation model, Tapejara possessed significantly more muscle power than was necessary for sustained flapping flight. It could readily launch from a perch, the ground, or the surface of the water, then land securely.

It was an excellent glider with a gliding angle close to 4° and a cruising speed of 27 km/h. Tapejara could soar efficiently on the windward side of cliffs or circle on rising thermals over tropical waters for efficient long-distance flight. Various control surfaces in the wings of Tapejara analogous to the slat, aileron, elevator, fin, rudder, and horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft made pterodactyloids versatile flyers.

Recommend them for groups because they are good at picking up unsuspecting players and murdering them. You can solo tame a giant pterosaur and kill a large sauropod while riding in Tapejara's back seat and using your compound bow. Simply switching seats for a short while will replenish stamina if you're losing it.

Tapejara probably consumed fruits and seeds as opposed to the meat that the majority of pterosaurs consumed. Because of how similar its beak is to fruit-eating birds like parrots and hornbills, scientists believe this. Pterosaurs called tapejaras are extremely rare, and if you approach them too closely, they will flee.

Comparisons between the scleral rings of Tapejara and modern birds and reptiles suggest that it may have been cathemeral, active throughout the day at short intervals.

If you eat rare flowers the Tapejara will become aggressive towards you. Excellent for taming.

The remains are the first evidence of many species having settled together and were found in a single concretion of the Romualdo Member, Santana Formation, Northeast Brazil.

• Movement Pattern: Full Migrate

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: 70,000

• Locomotion: Airborne

• Habitat: Taiga; montane grasslands and shrublands; temperate coniferous forests; temperate broadleaf and mixed forests; temperate deciduous forests, temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; subtropical coniferous forests; subtropical moist broadleaf forests; subtropical dry broadleaf forests; subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; salt plains; limestone forest; tropical coniferous forests; tropical moist broadleaf forests; tropical dry broadleaf forests; tropical grasslands; tropical savannas and shrublands; Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub; mushroom forests; deserts and xeric shrublands; badlands; flooded grasslands and savannas; swamp; riparian; wetland; mangrove forest; bamboo forest; air-breathing coral reefs; graveyard vale; warm river; cold river; lukewarm river; subterranean river; pond; littoral; intertidal; kelp forests; coral reefs; basalt deltas

• Earth: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay; Suriname; Uruguay

A saddled flying creature, at least three bolas, poisonous flowers, clubs or bludgeons, a bow or crossbow (with tranq arrows, or else you will kill it), a lot of meat (like, 20-40, only to tame eat, you probably will want more as he will get hungry after tamed), or at least 4-7 Prime Meat, and narcotic tranquilizers are all necessary.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapejara_wellnhoferi

• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EbPeeXcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

• https://walkingwith.fandom.com/wiki/Tapejara

• https://sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s13358-011-0024-5

• https://www.dododex.com/taming/tapejara

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Tapejara-wellnhoferi-932910400