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Zapsalis

ትርጉም ስሙ: “thorough scissors”1

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

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 86 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት2

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

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

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 43 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (27 ማይል/ሰ)

ጉያ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Zapsalis ኣስታት 43 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (27 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

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

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Zapsalis — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Zapsalis ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Zapsalis ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?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

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

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

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

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Zapsalis
ዝሰመዮ: Cope 18762
ጉጅለ: ራፕተራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Dromaeosauridae2
ምድባ: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae2
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 86 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Santonian / Maastrichtian)2
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Milk River, Lance, Hell Creek2
ሃገራት: ካናዳ, ኣመሪካ2
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 7 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database2
ርኽበት: 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
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate whether Zapsalis is a valid genus or just the teeth of another raptor like Saurornitholestes.1