Ypupiara

water dweller (from the Tupi name of a mythical water creature)

• ypupiara (ipupiara) · Tupi · water dweller / water monster

The name appears to come from the Tupi word "ypupiara" (also spelled "ipupiara"), a legendary water-dwelling creature in Brazilian indigenous folklore. I am not certain of the details of why the authors chose it, so treat this as a likely rather than confirmed explanation.

I recall Ypupiara as a published Brazilian genus (type species Y. lopai), but I could not verify its authors, year, age, rock unit, or exact classification, so those fields are left blank. Please check the original description before relying on this entry.