Tapejara Tropical Crest T-Shirt — Plate 103

The Tapejara perched in a fruiting tree, reconstructed from the fossil evidence rather than from the movies.

Plate 103 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Tapejara wellnhoferi, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Early Cretaceous, ~112 Ma
• Where fossils are found: Romualdo Formation (Brazil)
• Group: Pterosaurs
• Setting in the art: Conifers, ferns, cycads, and some of the first flowering plants, with no grass yet
• What the fossils tell us: Short beak and tall crest; possibly ate fruit

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors are a cotton-poly blend)
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.