Kaadi ya dayinoso No. 2003 ku 2 027

Zapsalis

Erinnya litegeeza: “thorough scissors”1

Yalyanga: EnnyamaRaputaEnkomerero ya Kuretasi

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

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 86 okutuuka ku 66 emabega2

Enkomerero ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

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

Sipiidi esinga

nga 43 km/h (27 mph)

Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Zapsalis nga 43 km/h (27 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

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

Ekifaananyi kya Zapsalis ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.

wabuuza

Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku 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.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

Omumenyi w'enfumo

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

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

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Zapsalis
Yatuumibwa: Cope 18762
Ekibinja: Raputa
Ekika / ekibinja: Dromaeosauridae2
Engabanya: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae2
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 86 okutuuka ku 66 (Santonian / Maastrichtian)2
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Milk River, Lance, Hell Creek2
Ensi: Kanada, Amerika2
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 7 mu The Paleobiology Database2
Okuzuulibwa: 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
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists still debate whether Zapsalis is a valid genus or just the teeth of another raptor like Saurornitholestes.1

Ebituufu gye biva

Zapsalis (en.wikipedia.org)
Zapsalis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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