---
ref: tapejara
id: jurassic-saga:tapejara
icon: jurassic-saga:inventory/tapejara_coin

history:
  - version: "0.2.1"
    date: 03.07.2026
    changes:
      - Added Tapejara

custom:
    Health: "Adult 15 Health (x7.5 Hearts)"
    Behavior: "Passive"
    Diet: "Piscivore"
    Size: "1 Block Long, 1 Block Tall"
    Drops: "Tapejara Remains, Tapejara Raw Meat"
    Breedable: "Not yet implemented"
    Obtained: "Fossil Revival"
    Egg Type: "Chicken Egg"
    Time Period: "Early Cretaceous"
    Achievement: "[Achievement name]"

infobox:
  title: Tapejara
  inventory:
    - jurassic-saga:inventory/tapejara_fossil_remains
    - jurassic-saga:inventory/tapejara_coin
  tabs:
    - name: Male
      display: jurassic-saga:tabs/male_tapejara.png
    - name: Female
      display: jurassic-saga:tabs/female_tapejara.png
    - name: Baby
      display: jurassic-saga:tabs/baby_tapejara.png
---

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    This creature is still not fully implemented, you must enable Experimental Features to be able get it. It's also
    subjected to changes!
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    The last update on this page was on: 16th August 2026 (v0.2.1)
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# Tapejara wellnhoferi

*Tapejara* is a genus of pterosaur from the **Early Cretaceous** period, with fossils discovered in the **Santana Formation** of what is now **Ceará, Brazil**.
It is best known for its large, elaborate cranial crest, which differed significantly between males and females and is thought to have played a role in display and species recognition.
Despite its small size, Tapejara was a capable flier, likely hunting fish over coastal and inland waters.

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## Appearance
- Small pterosaur with broad wings, a short neck, and a distinctive large cranial crest
- Displays strong sexual dimorphism in both colouration and crest appearance:
- **Males** have a sandy tan-beige body with vivid deep red wings bearing blue accent patches on the crest and wing membrane, an orange-red beak and crest, and a warm yellow-orange eye
- **Females** have a rich dark green body and wings with brighter lime-green highlights, a warm golden-brown face and beak, a large rounded green crest with lighter mottled patterning, and a cream-white chest and belly
- In-game size: **1 block long** and **1 block tall**

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## Behavior
- **Passive**: Does not attack players or other creatures unprovoked
- Likely perches near water sources and takes to the air to hunt fish

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## Obtaining
Tapejara does not spawn naturally. To obtain one, you must:
1. Enable [Experimental Features]($references/experimental)
2. Find ![](@jurassic-saga:textures/item/natural/entity/animal/[PATH]/tapejara_fossil_remains) [**Tapejara Remains**](@jurassic-saga:fossil) or fossils
3. Use the fossil revival process to create a Tapejara
4. Hatch from a **Chicken Egg** type egg

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## Diet
- **Piscivore**: feeds on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/TG94al6.gif" width={32} height={32} style={{imageRendering: "pixelated"}}/> fish
- Likely hunted by swooping low over the water to snatch fish with its beak

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## Drops
When defeated, Tapejara may drop:
- ![](@jurassic-saga:textures/item/natural/entity/animal/[PATH]/tapejara_fossil_remains) [**Tapejara Remains**](@jurassic-saga:fossil)
- ![](@jurassic-saga:textures/item/natural/entity/animal/[PATH]/tapejara_raw) [**Tapejara Raw Meat**](@jurassic-saga:meats)

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{/* ## Sounds

### Living Sounds
<table style={{borderCollapse: "collapse"}}>
    <tr style={{backgroundColor: "transparent"}}>
        <td style={{fontWeight: "bold"}}>Living 1</td>
        <td><Audio controls src="jurassic-saga:sounds/tapejara/tapejara_js_living01.ogg"/></td>
    </tr>
</table>

--- */}

## Gallery
{/* ### Community Images
<table style={{borderCollapse: "collapse"}}>
    <tr style={{backgroundColor: "transparent"}}>
        <td style={{textAlign: "center"}}>
            <img width={256} src="[IMAGE URL]" alt="Tapejara by [Author]"/>
<div style={{marginTop: "6px", fontSize: "14px", opacity: 0.8}}>
Tapejara by [Author]
<sup>[[1]]([Discord Message URL])</sup>
</div>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table> */}

### Development Images
<table style={{borderCollapse: "collapse"}}>
    <tr style={{backgroundColor: "transparent"}}>
        <td style={{textAlign: "center"}}>
            <img width={256} src="https://i.imgur.com/iSl03r3.png" alt="Tapejara Showcase"/>
<div style={{marginTop: "6px", fontSize: "14px", opacity: 0.8}}>
Tapejara Showcase
<sup>[[1]](https://discord.com/channels/476209601075740672/620220431294529536/1050394748868907028)</sup>
</div>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>

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