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Zapsalis

O nome significa: “thorough scissors”1
Comía: CarneRaptoresCretáceo Superior

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

Viviu
hai entre 86 e 66 millóns de anos2
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Canada (Alberta) and United States (Montana, Wyoming)2
Velocidade máxima
uns 43 km/h (27 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Feito con IAImaxe de Zapsalis feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Zapsalis, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Zapsalis

?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.12

?What did Zapsalis eat?

Zapsalis was a meat-eater. Its sharp, scissor-like teeth were perfect for slicing through flesh.12

?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.12

Cazamitos

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

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

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Zapsalis
Bautizado por
Cope 18762
Grupo
Raptores
Familia / clado
Dromaeosauridae2
Clasificación
Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae2
Idade das rochas
de 86 a 66 millóns de anos (Santonian / Maastrichtian)2
Formacións rochosas
Milk River, Lance, Hell Creek2
Países
Canadá, EUA2
Rexistros fósiles
7 na Paleobiology Database2
Descubrimento
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
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether Zapsalis is a valid genus or just the teeth of another raptor like Saurornitholestes.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Zapsalis (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Zapsalis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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