Europejara

Europejara is a genus of tapejarid pterosaur that lived during the Barremian age of the Early Cretaceous epoch, about 129.4–126.3 million years ago, in what is now Spain. The only specimen was found at the Las Hoyas site of Serranía de Cuenca, a location noted for its Konservat-Lagerstätte preservation. In 2012, the new genus and species Europejara olcadesorum was named based on it. The generic name refers to Europe, where it was found, and the related genus Tapejara, while the specific name refers to the Olcades, an ancient people that lived in the region. The holotype specimen consists of an incomplete skull, preserving the region around the eye and the jaws.