Zapsalis

Lebitso le bolela: “thorough scissors”1

E jele: NamaDiraptorKretase ya Morao

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

E phetse

dilemo tse dimilione tse 86 ho isa ho 66 tse fetileng2

Kretase ya Morao

Difosili di fumanwe ho

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

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 43 km/h (27 mph)

Ho matha, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le lebelo hakae?

Motho ya tsamayang ka maoto e ka bang 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana a palame baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7 mph)

Zapsalis e ka bang 43 km/h (27 mph)

Pere e mathang ka matla e ka bang 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka bang 100 km/h (62 mph)

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

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

Setshwantsho sa Zapsalis se entsweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Zapsalis e ka beng e ne e shebahala kateng, se entswe ke khomphutha ho ya ka seo bo-ramahlale ba se tsebang. Ke ho hakanya feela: phoofolo ya nnete e ka nna ya ba e ne e shebahala ka tsela e nngwe, mme ha ho motho ya tsebang mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse botswang haholo ka 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

Mosenyi wa ditshomo

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

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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Zapsalis
E rehilwe ke: Cope 18762
Sehlopha: Diraptor
Lelapa / leloko: Dromaeosauridae2
Tlhophiso: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae2
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 86 ho isa ho 66 (Santonian / Maastrichtian)2
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Milk River, Lance, Hell Creek2
Dinaha: Kanada, Amerika2
Direkoto tsa difosili: 7 ho The Paleobiology Database2
Ho sibollwa: 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
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: Scientists still debate whether Zapsalis is a valid genus or just the teeth of another raptor like Saurornitholestes.1

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Zapsalis (en.wikipedia.org)
Zapsalis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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