The creation of the Tupandactylus genus was born out of the reclassification of the Tapejara species, Tapejara imperator. This was done on the basis that Tapejara imperator displayed several notable differences to the Tapejara type species Tapejara wellnhoferi.
A re-assignment for Tapejara navigans was also attempted for the new genus of Ingridia. However the authors for the new genus of Ingridia not only named Tapejara imperator as the type specimen for the genus, they did so several months after it had already been reclassified under Tupandactylus. For this reason Ingridia is considered a junior synonym of Tupandactylus. Subsequently Tapejara navigans was also included into the Tupandactylus genus in 2011.
Like Tapejara, Tupandactylus is usually depicted as a piscivore that took fish from the ocean. However alternative feeding strategies are sometimes put forward.
A re-assignment for Tapejara navigans was also attempted for the new genus of Ingridia. However the authors for the new genus of Ingridia not only named Tapejara imperator as the type specimen for the genus, they did so several months after it had already been reclassified under Tupandactylus. For this reason Ingridia is considered a junior synonym of Tupandactylus. Subsequently Tapejara navigans was also included into the Tupandactylus genus in 2011.
Like Tapejara, Tupandactylus is usually depicted as a piscivore that took fish from the ocean. However alternative feeding strategies are sometimes put forward.
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