Retymaijychampsa
Retymaijychampsa is an extinct genus of proterochampsid archosauriforms from the Mid–Late Triassic Santa Maria Formation of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, R. beckerorum, known from a complete right hindlimb.
Discovery and naming
The Retymaijychampsa holotype specimen, CAPPA/UFSM 0430, was discovered in outcrops of the Santa Maria Formation in Paraíso do Sul of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil. This locality is part of the Pinheiros-Chiniquá Sequence of the Santa Maria Supersequence, representing the Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone. The specimen consists of a complete, articulated right hind limb.In 2025, Rodrigo T. Müller described Retymaijychampsa beckerorum as a new genus and species of CLADE proterochampsid archosauriforms based on these fossil remains. The generic name, Retymaijychampsa, combines the Guarani words retyma, meaning "leg" and ijy, meaning "strong" with the Greek word champsa, meaning "crocodile", in reference to the hindlimb's robust morphology. The specific name, beckerorum, honors the Becker family, on whose property the type locality is located.