Arackar licanantay

†Arackar licanantay was a titanosaur sauropod herbivore of the Late Cretaceous, discovered in the Atacama Region of Chile. Named after the Atacameño indigenous word for 'bone' and a local ethnic group, it was a large long-necked herbivore browsing on low to mid-height vegetation. Its discovery significantly extended the known geographic range of titanosaurs in South America.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Arackar licanantay was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Arackar licanantay lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.