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Zapsalis

Din no ase: “thorough scissors”1

Ɔdii: NamRaptɔKretasias Awieeɛ

Zapsalis was a small, fast, meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It is known only from its teeth, which were shaped like scissors and perfect for slicing through flesh.1

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 86 kɔsi 66 a atwam2

Kretasias Awieeɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Canada (Alberta) and United States (Montana, Wyoming)2

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 43 km/h (27 mph)

Mmirikatuo, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik

Jurasik

Kretasias

mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Zapsalis bɛyɛ 43 km/h (27 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Zapsalis is known only from its teeth, not from any other bones. Scientists call it a 'tooth taxon'.1

The name Zapsalis means 'thorough scissors' in Greek, because its teeth look like sharp scissors.1

Zapsalis lived between about 85 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous.2

Its teeth have rounded denticles (little bumps) and vertical grooves, which help scientists tell them apart from other raptor teeth.1

Some scientists think Zapsalis teeth might have been used for preening feathers, like some other raptors.1

Zapsalis was named by famous fossil hunter Edward Drinker Cope in 1876, during the 'Bone Wars' with his rival Othniel Charles Marsh.1

Yei yɛ Zapsalis mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.

wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Zapsalis ho

?How big was Zapsalis?

Nobody knows for sure, because only teeth have been found. The teeth are about 12 mm long, so it was probably a small dinosaur, maybe 1 to 2 metres long.1 2

?What did Zapsalis eat?

Zapsalis was a meat-eater. Its sharp, scissor-like teeth were perfect for slicing through flesh.1 2

?Is Zapsalis a dinosaur?

Yes, Zapsalis is a dinosaur. It is a type of dromaeosaurid theropod, which is a group of small, fast, meat-eating dinosaurs.1 2

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Zapsalis is a complete dinosaur known from a full skeleton.

Nokorɛ: Zapsalis is only known from a few teeth. No other bones have been found.1

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Zapsalis
Obi a ɔtoo din: Cope 18762
Kuo: Raptɔ
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Dromaeosauridae2
Nkyekyɛmu: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae2
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 86 kɔsi 66 (Santonian / Maastrichtian)2
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Milk River, Lance, Hell Creek2
Aman: Kanada, Amerika2
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 7 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu2
Nhunumu: Zapsalis was named by American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1876, based on a single tooth from the Judith River Formation in Montana, USA.1
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists still debate whether Zapsalis is a valid genus or just the teeth of another raptor like Saurornitholestes.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Zapsalis (en.wikipedia.org)
Zapsalis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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