Genus: Tapejara KELLNER, 1989
Etymology: Tapejara – “The ancient being”, from the Tupian mythology, the main indigenous inhabitants of Brazil.

Species: navigans FREY, MARTILL & BUCHY, 2003b
Etymology: Latin, navigans, ‘sailing’: pertaining to the shape of the cranial crest.
= Genus: Nova MARTILL & FREY, 1998

Holotype: SMNK 2344 PAL

Locality: Araripe Basin, Ceara State, North East Brazil.

Horizon: Nova Olinda Member, Crato Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Uppermost Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull, similar to Tapejara imperator.
Note: Specimen shows a flap of skin on the front of the skull and has no crest extension behind the skull.

Referred material:

SMNK PAL 2343: Fragmentary skull.
Note: Specimen shows a flap of skin on the front of the skull and has no crest extension behind the skull.