Arackar
''Arackar'' (meaning "skeleton" in Kunza) is an extinct genus of lithostrotian sauropod, possibly part of the Saltasauridae, discovered in the Hornitos Formation of Atacama Province, Chile, Atacama Province, Chile. The genus contains a single species, ''Arackar licanantay'', described by Rubilar-Rogers ''et al.'' in 2021. Discovery and naming The holotype was discovered in 1993 at Quebrada La Higuera, approximately 75 km (47 mi) south of Copiapó. The fossil material was briefly mentioned by Rubilar-Rogers & Gutstein in 2012 and was found to not be referable to the genus ''Atacamatitan''. In 2021, ''Arackar licanantay'' was named and described by David Rubilar-Rogers, Alexander O. Vargas, Bernardo González Riga, Sergio Soto-Acuña, Jhonatan Alarcón-Muñoz, José Iriarte-Díaz, Carlos Arévalo and Carolina S. Gutstein. The holotype, SNGM-1, was found in a layer of the Hornitos Formation in Chile that dates back to the Late Cretaceous period (Campanian-Maastrichtian sta ...
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