Torukjara
| Torukjara Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, ~ | |
|---|---|
| Holotype skull | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Tapejaridae |
| Subfamily: | †Tapejarinae |
| Tribe: | †Tapejarini |
| Subtribe: | †Caiuajarina |
| Genus: | †Torukjara Pêgas, 2024 |
| Species: | †T. bandeirae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Torukjara bandeirae Pêgas, 2024 | |
Torukjara is an extinct genus of tapejarin pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the Early Cretaceous "Pterosaur Graveyard" (Caiuá Group) of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, T. bandeirae, known from several specimens. The Torukjara fossil material was originally assigned to Caiuajara, but several anatomical differences indicate that both similar species coexisted in the ecosystem.