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Zapsalis

Tur bi mooy: “thorough scissors”1

Lekkoon: YàppRaptor yiKretase bu mujj

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

Dundoon

am na 86 ba 66 milyoŋ at2

Kretase bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

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

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 43 km/h (27 mph)

Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas

Jurasik

Kretase

Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la gaawoon?

Nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3 mph)

Xale bu nekk ci welo lu tollu ci 12 km/h (7 mph)

Zapsalis lu tollu ci 43 km/h (27 mph)

Fas buy daw bu gaaw lu tollu ci 65 km/h (40 mph)

Segg bu gaaw lu tollu ci 100 km/h (62 mph)

yëf yu neex

Xibaar yu neex

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

Nataalu Zapsalis bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Zapsalis mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.

yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci 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

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

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

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

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Zapsalis
Ku ko tudde: Cope 18762
Kurél: Raptor yi
Njaboot / klad: Dromaeosauridae2
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae2
Màggaayu doj yi: 86 ba 66 milyoŋ at (Santonian / Maastrichtian)2
Formasiyoŋi doj: Milk River, Lance, Hell Creek2
Réew yi: Kanadaa, Amerig2
Fosil yu ñu gis: 7 ci The Paleobiology Database2
Gisees: 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
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists still debate whether Zapsalis is a valid genus or just the teeth of another raptor like Saurornitholestes.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Zapsalis (en.wikipedia.org)
Zapsalis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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