Chilean Scientists Announce Discovery of New Species of Dinosaur

Chilean Scientists Announce Discovery of New Species of Dinosaur
Chilean Scientists Announce Discovery of New Species of Dinosaur
Lead Photo: Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla
Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla
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In the 1990s, scientists in Chile unearthed the fossils belonging to a new species of dinosaur, and on Monday (April 19), the Chilean Culture Ministry finally made the announcement public. This is only the third “non-avian” dinosaur ever found in the South American country.
Graphic on the Arackar Licanantay, a new species of dinosaur discovered in Chile's Atacama desert #AFPgraphicspic.twitter.com/roQuYtYOcO
“This represents a relevant milestone for the Chilean paleontological heritage,” says David Rubilar, head of the paleontology area at Chile’s Museum of Natural History. “The group of titanosaurs is very broad and diverse, with repeated finds in what is today Argentina and Brazil. However, it’s much rarer to find them on this side of the [Andes] mountains. There are many fewer examples of them.”

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